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STRONG WEEKEND FOR SAMP: Sully Samp, standing above the four, poses with his fellow weight classes wrestlers who placed at the state tournament this past weekend in Rochester.
HARD WORK: Caleb Fronning, standing above the three (third from left), takes a picture after awards were handed out at the youth state tournament over this past weekend.
STRONG WEEKEND FOR SAMP: Sully Samp, standing above the four, poses with his fellow weight classes wrestlers who placed at the state tournament this past weekend in Rochester.
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HARD WORK: Caleb Fronning, standing above the three (third from left), takes a picture after awards were handed out at the youth state tournament over this past weekend.
The Fergus Falls Otters youth wrestlers participated this past weekend at the 2022 Northland Youth Wrestling Association state tournament, being held at the civic center in Rochester. 14 wrestlers competed in a wide range of youth age and weight classes.
When it was all said and done, there were a pair of Otters who found themselves on the podium. Sully Samp, wrestling in the third and fourth grade division, at 55-lbs, picked up a major decision (13-0) in the first round, before losing via fall in the quarterfinals. Moving to the wrestlebacks, Samp strung together a trio of victories to advance to the third place match. He would come up just short, a loss via a 6-5 decision and finishing in fourth place.
Caleb Fronning, wrestling in the seventh and eighth grade division, at 120-lbs, had a bye in the first round, then picked up a victory in the quarterfinals, a pin at the 1:04 mark. Advancing to the semifinals, Fronning lost to Vio Lopez-Marsh, of North Metro, via an 8-5 decision. Moving to the consultation side, Fronning moved into the third place match with a pin at the :47 mark. He would then get another pin to claim third place. Both he and his opponent in the third place match had lost to Lopez-Marsh, who did claim the title at 120.
“All of the wrestlers worked hard and gained valuable experience,” said Otters coach Matt Price. “We are very proud of everyone who completed.”
Aydan Moen, in the fifth and sixth grade division and 108-lbs class, went 1-2. In the same division and class, Jackson Turchin also went 1-2.
Braxten Drechsel, fifth and sixth division and 140-lbs picked up a win via fall, finishing 1-2.
Blake Roberts picked up a pair of wins in the seventh and eighth grade division, 110-lbs class. Austin Longoria and Francisco Rodgriquez both had a win in the respective seventh and eighth grade divisions/weight classes.
Congratulations to the Fergus Falls youth wrestlers on their season and showing at the state tournament this past weekend.
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Airmen assigned to the 374th Maintenance Group and 36th Airlift Squadron inspect a C-130J Super Hercules engine at U-Tapao Royal Thai Navy Airfield, Thailand, March 29, 2022. Including maintenance Airmen on training opportunities like these is imperative to mission safety and success. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jessica Avallone)
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...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT WEDNESDAY...
* WHAT...West winds 35 to 45 mph with gusts of 60 to 70 mph are
possible.
* WHERE...South Lincoln County, Rock Springs and Green River,
Flaming Gorge, and East Sweetwater County.
* WHEN...Until 6 AM MDT Wednesday.
* IMPACTS...Mainly to transportation. Elevated blowover risk,
especially for light and high profile vehicles, including
campers and tractor trailers.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
People should avoid being outside in forested areas and around
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ROCK SPRINGS -- The letter of intent addressed to the Ray Lovato Recycling Center to require garbage collectors to offer curbside recycling within the city of Rock Springs was approved by the Rock Springs City Council during the meeting on Tuesday, April 5.
During a special city council meeting held on March 16, the Ray Lovato Recycling Center's board president Devon Brubaker gave a presentation in reference to the recycling services offered in Rock Springs.
A portion of the letter states the following:
"Having devoted a great deal of thought, deliberation and consideration to the matter, the city of Rock Springs would like to inform you of its intent to require garbage collectors to provide curbside recycling services within the city of Rock Springs. To that end, the city of Rock Springs intends to modify its current garbage collection ordinance to provide for and accommodate curbside recycling, and to require collectors to provide the service. At this time, the city intends to allow citizens to participate in the recycling program voluntarily."
The first reading of an ordinance amending Article 4-2 of the ordinances of the city of Rock Springs, "Garbage Collection," and establishing a citywide disposable waste recycling program was also conducted during the meeting.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States, United Kingdom and Australia announced Tuesday they will work together via the recently created security alliance known as AUKUS to develop hypersonic missiles.
The move comes amid growing concern by the U.S. and allies about China’s growing military assertiveness in the Pacific. U.S. President Joe Biden, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced the plan after holding a check-in on the progress of AUKUS, the Indo-Pacific alliance that was launched by the three countries in September.
The leaders said in a joint statement they are “committed today to commence new trilateral cooperation on hypersonics and counter-hypersonics, and electronic warfare capabilities, as well as to expand information sharing and to deepen cooperation on defense innovation.”
The U.S., Russia and China have all looked to further develop hypersonic missiles — a system so fast that it cannot be intercepted by any current missile defense system.
In October, Gen. Mark Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, confirmed that China had conducted a test of a hypersonic weapon system as part of its aggressive effort to advance in space and military technologies.
Milley described the Chinese test as a “very significant event of a test of a hypersonic weapon system, and it is very concerning,” in a Bloomberg Television interview.
Russia has used hypersonic missiles “multiple” times in Ukraine, according to the top U.S. commander in Europe.
Last fall, as U.S. intelligence officials had become increasingly concerned about the massing of Russian forces on the Ukraine border, Russian President Vladimir Putin urged the country’s arms manufacturers to develop even more advanced hypersonic missiles to maintain the country’s edge in military technologies.
The Russian military has said that its Avangard system is capable of flying 27 times faster than the speed of sound and making sharp maneuvers on its way to a target to dodge the enemy’s missile shield. It has been fitted to the existing Soviet-built intercontinental ballistic missiles instead of older type warheads, and the first unit armed with the Avangard entered duty in December 2019.
The Kinzhal, carried by MiG-31 fighter jets, has a range of up to 2,000 kilometers (about 1,250 miles) and flies at 10 times the speed of sound, according to Russian officials.
The Pentagon’s 2023 budget request already includes $4.7 billion for research and development of hypersonic weapons. It includes planning that would have a hypersonic missile battery fielded by next year, a sea-based missile by 2025 and an air-based cruise missile by 2027.
Biden, Johnson and Morrison have billed the creation of AUKUS as a chance to build greater sharing of defense capabilities. As their first major action, the alliance said it would help equip Australia with nuclear-powered submarines.
Morrison said the development of hypersonic missiles fit with Australia’s strategic plan released two years ago to enhance its military’s long-range strike capabilities.
“The paramount goal is to ensure we get that capability as soon as we can and it’s in the best form that can be working with our partners,” Morrison told reporters.
Australia’s Defense Minister Peter Dutton had earlier announced plans to spend $2.6 billion to acquire long-range strike missiles for fighter jets and warships years ahead of schedule because of growing threats posed by Russia and China.
A draft security pact between the Solomon Islands and China has prompted concerns about a possible Chinese naval presence 1,200 miles off the northeast Australian coast. The Solomon Islands government said it won’t allow China to build a military base there and China has denied seeking a military foothold in the islands.
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Associated Press writers Robert Burns, Lolita C. Baldor and Rod McGuirk in Canberra, Australia, contributed to this report.
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JOHANNESBURG (AP) — With declining cases of COVID-19, South Africa on Tuesday ended its national state of disaster, the legal framework used for two years to impose restrictions to combat the pandemic.
South African sports fans can now return to stadiums in large numbers to watch soccer, rugby and cricket matches. Sports venues can take up to 50% of capacity with people who show proof of vaccination or a negative PCR test done within 72 hours.
Most restrictions will be lifted, but people will be required to wear masks in indoor public spaces. International travelers must provide proof of vaccination or a negative PCR test done within 72 hours.
“While the pandemic is not over, and while the virus remains among us, these conditions no longer require that we remain in a national state of disaster,” President Cyril Ramaphosa said in a nationally televised speech Monday night. “Going forward, the pandemic will be managed in terms of the national health act.”
The government used the state of disaster to impose some of the world’s toughest COVID-19 restrictions, including bans on the sales of alcohol and cigarettes and a night curfew.
South Africa, with 60 million people, has been hardest hit by the virus in the continent. More than 100,000 people have died from the disease in the country, which has recorded more than 3.7 million infections since 2020. These official figures are widely believed to be considerably less than the actual numbers, as many cases of the disease have not been recorded, according to health experts.
“We will still be required to wear a face mask in an indoor public space. This is necessary to prevent transmission in high-risk places, especially while many people remain unvaccinated,” said Ramaphosa.
Opposition parties, which have been pressuring the government to lift the state of disaster, have widely welcomed the government’s decisions. It has also been welcomed by the business and tourism sector, saying it would pave the way for the country’s economic recovery after it lost an estimated 2 million jobs during the pandemic.
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BEIJING (AP) — The COVID-19 outbreak in China’s largest metropolis of Shanghai remains “extremely grim” amid an ongoing lockdown confining around 26 million people to their homes, a city official said Tuesday.
The director of Shanghai’s working group on epidemic control, Gu Honghui, was quoted by state media as saying that the outbreak in the city was “still running at a high level.”
“The situation is extremely grim,” Gu said.
China has sent more than 10,000 health workers from around the country to aid the city, including 2,000 from the military, and is mass testing residents, some of whom have been locked down for weeks.
Most of eastern Shanghai, which was supposed to reopen last Friday, remained locked down along with the western half of the city.
Shanghai recorded another 13,354 cases on Monday — the vast majority of them asymptomatic — bringing the city’s total to more than 73,000 since the latest wave of infections began last month. No deaths have been ascribed to the outbreak driven by the omicron BA.2 variant, which is much more infectious but also less lethal than the previous delta strain.
A separate outbreak continues to rage in the northeastern province of Jilin and the capital, Beijing, also saw an additional nine cases, just one of them asymptomatic. Workers shut down an entire shopping center in the city where a case had been detected.
While China’s vaccination rate hovers around 90%, its domestically produced inactivated virus vaccines are seen as weaker than the mRNA vaccines such as those produced by Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna that are used abroad, as well as in the Chinese territories of Hong Kong and Macao. Vaccination rates among the elderly are also much lower than the population at large, with only around half of those over 80 fully vaccinated.
Meanwhile, complaints have arisen in Shanghai over difficulties obtaining food and daily necessities, and shortages of medical workers, volunteers and beds in isolation wards where tens of thousands are being kept for observation.
Shanghai has converted an exhibition hall and other facilities into massive isolation centers where people with mild or no symptoms are housed in a sea of beds separated by temporary partitions.
Public outrage has been fueled by reports and video clips posted on the internet documenting the death of a nurse who was denied admittance to her own hospital under COVID-19 restrictions, and infant children separated from their parents.
Circulation of footage showing multiple infants kept in cots prompted the city’s Public Health Clinical Center to issue a statement saying the children were being well looked after and had been in the process of being moved to a new facility when the footage was taken.
At a virtual town hall Monday, the U.S. Consulate in Shanghai warned of possible family separations amid the lockdown, but said it had an “extremely limited ability” to intervene in such cases.
Concern is growing about the potential economic impact on China’s financial capital, also a major shipping and manufacturing center. Most public transport has been suspended and non-essential businesses closed, although airports and train stations remain open and the city’s port and some major industries such as car plants continue to operate.
International events in the city have been canceled and three out of five foreign companies with operations in Shanghai say they have cut this year’s sales forecasts, according to a survey conducted last week by the American Chamber of Commerce. One-third of the 120 companies that responded to the survey said they have delayed investments.
Despite those concerns and growing public frustration, China says it is sticking to its hardline “zero-tolerance” approach mandating lockdowns, mass testing and the compulsory isolation of all suspected cases and close contacts.
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BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s executive branch proposed Tuesday a ban on coal imports from Russia in what would be the first EU sanctions targeting the country’s lucrative energy industry over its war in Ukraine.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the EU needed to increase the pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin after what she described as “heinous crimes” carried out around Kyiv, with evidence that Russian troops may have deliberately killed Ukrainian civilians.
Von der Leyen said the ban on coal imports is worth 4 billion euros ($4.4 billion) per year and that the EU has already started working on additional sanctions, including on oil imports.
She didn’t mention natural gas, with consensus among the 27 EU countries on targeting the fuel used to generate electricity and heat homes difficult to secure amid opposition from gas-dependent members like Germany, the bloc’s largest economy.
Until now, Europe had not been willing to target Russian energy over fears that it would plunge the European economy into recession. Europe’s dependence on Russian oil, natural gas and coal means finding unanimity on energy measures is a tall order, but the recent reports of civilian killings have increased pressure for tougher EU sanctions.
The U.S. and United Kingdom previously announced they were cutting off Russian oil. Individual EU countries have announced efforts to draw down their energy reliance on Russia: Poland says it plans to block imports of coal and oil from the country, while Lithuania said it’s no longer using Russian natural gas.
“To take a clear stand is not only crucial for us in Europe but also for the rest of the world,” von der Leyen said. “A clear stand against Putin’s war of choice. A clear stand against the massacre of civilians. And a clear stand against the violation of the fundamental principles of the world order.”
Energy policy expert Simone Tagliapietra with the Bruegel think tank in Brussels said coal represented 20 million euros in revenue for Russia from Europe per day at current prices, compared with 850 million per day for oil and gas.
The coal ban “is important because it breaks the energy taboo,” he said, but is not “a game changer. … Targeting coal for the moment is too prudent, it’s too symbolic and the time for symbolic measures is gone.”
“It’s not with coal that Putin can get rich or sustain the funding of the war. The big flow of money is certainly oil and gas, not coal, and that’s the issue.”
The proposal still must be adopted unanimously by all 27 EU countries and is included among a new package of sanctions.
Other measures proposed by the EU’s executive arm include sanctions on more individuals and four key Russian banks, among them VTB, the second-largest Russian bank.
“These four banks, which we now totally cut off from the markets, represent 23% of market share in the Russian banking sector,” von der Leyen said. “This will further weaken Russia´s financial system.”
The bloc also would ban Russian vessels and Russian-operated vessels from EU ports, with exceptions for essentials such as agricultural and food products, humanitarian aid and energy.
Further targeted export bans, worth 10 billion euros, in sectors covering quantum computers, advanced semiconductors, sensitive machinery and transportation equipment also were proposed.
“With this, we will continue to degrade Russia’s technological base and industrial capacity,” von der Leyen said.
But energy was the focus. EU trade commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis said 62% of Russia’s exports to the EU were hydrocarbons last year.
“If we really want to affect Russia’s economy, that’s where we need to look,” he said. “And that’s exactly what is subject to discussions concerning this sanctions package.”
Because of its climate ambitions, the EU has been moving away from coal for years. Coal use fell from 1.2 billion tons a year to 427 million tons between 1990 and 2020, but imports rose from 30% to 60% of coal use.
The European Union imported 53% of hard coal from Russia in 2020, which accounted for 30% of the EU’s hard coal consumption.
Russian coal would be easier to replace than natural gas because coal comes by ship and there are multiple global suppliers. Germany’s association of coal importers said last month that Russian coal could be replaced “in a few months.”
But the switch would mean more import demand from Europe and higher global coal prices, with significant effects on emerging and developed economies that also rely on coal.
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AP journalist Barry Hatton in Lisbon, Portugal, contributed to this story.
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BERLIN (AP) — The German government said Tuesday it has resolved a long-running spat that will allow the construction of more than 1,000 onshore wind turbines, boosting efforts to expand the use of renewable energy.
The economy and transport ministries said in a joint statement that a deal has been struck to amend safety rules for weather radars and ground-based radio beacons for aircraft navigation.
Officials said this would allow wind turbines with an installed capacity of about 5 Gigawatts to be built in regions where they were previously banned.
Germany had some 28,000 onshore wind turbines at the end of last year. The center-left government that came to power last year has pledged to massively expand the use of renewable energy to reduce Germany’s greenhouse gas emissions and reduce its dependence on Russian energy supplies in the wake of Russia’s war in Ukraine.
The Cabinet is expected to agree on numerous additional measures Wednesday to expand wind and solar power use in Germany.
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CONNELL, Wash. —
The Washington State Department of Corrections reported a COVID-19 outbreak within the Coyote Ridge Corrections Center, the largest outbreak seen within Washington prisons.
The outbreak has affected the A, B, D and E units, which have been put on limited-area cluster status. Staff in these units are required to test twice a week. Additionally, the F Unit and A Unit 1 Tier are on medical-isolation status.
The DOC reports 44 active incarcerated cases and 6 active staff cases. In the last 30 days, 20% of the 1,800 inmates at Coyote Ridge tested positive for COVID-19.
Last week, numbers were even worse. There were 199 active COVID-19 cases in Washington prisons; 186 were out of Coyote Ridge. There were 32 staff cases; 7 worked at Coyote Ridge.
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SELAH - Selah City Council agreed to add a bond for a new Justice Center onto the November ballot. The draft blueprints show the Justice Center would house the court house, police department and have a chambers for the council.
The Justice Center project was first discussed in 2014. Last year, the architectural firm, Mackenzie, was assigned to draw up draft blueprints and give an estimated cost. The estimated cost totaled $15 million.
The council denied the project because the cost was too high. After cutting some costs, the new price tag totaled $12.6 million. With this price, the council approved adding the bond to the ballot.
According to Selah City Administrator Joseph Henne, the next step is to meet with a bond consultant about the language and decide the time period of the bond. The city is considering three options. The first is a bond over a 20 year period which would increase taxes 14.2%. The second option is a bond over a a 25 year period that would increase taxes 12%. The third option is a bond over 30 years that would increase taxes 10.5%.
Henne said there still may be some ways the city can cut the cost to the project.
"We trimmed it down quite a bit," Henne said. "There might be some additional ways to trim some costs, we're going to look at that. We're going to try to reduce the amount of landscaping."
The police department has moved around several times throughout Selah's history, even residing in the building next to the current city hall for a time. They are currently housed on first street in a building they've rented for about 12 years.
The rent for the building is $5,000 a month and any renovations to the building have to be paid for by them.
Selah Police Chief Dan Christman said he joined the department last year. When he joined the city council asked him to access the needs of the department. Several things came to mind including the lack of space in their current building.
With 20 officers, Christman said they're on capacity.
Christman said he's also concerned about the location of their building which impacts the department's response times to emergencies. During peak traffic times, it's hard for police vehicles to drive in or out of the department.
"We're literally going from one side of the town to the other so getting out, we are delayed, then getting through commuter traffic we're delayed," Christman said.
Additionally, the have very little room to store and process evidence and keep their records.
While they've made their current building work for them, Christman said to better serve the community, they need a modern police building.
"I think it's important that people understand this was never designed to be a police department," Christman said.
In addition to improving their service to the community, Christman said the building would have security measures to keep staff safe.
"What I hear regularly is that we feel safe and secure and I want the same thing for police officers, the police staff," Christman said.
If the bond is approved by voters in November, the Justice Center will be built on the 300 block of West Naches Avenue.
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JERUSALEM (AP) — Digital-rights researchers have concluded that the mobile phones of four Jordanian human rights activists were hacked over a two-year period with software made by the Israeli spyware company NSO Group.
Tuesday’s findings by Front Line Defenders and Citizen Lab said at least some of the hackings appear to have been carried out by the Jordanian government. It was the latest in a series of reports linking NSO’s Pegasus spyware software to abuses by authoritarian governments.
Jordan denied the allegations. NSO had no comment on the findings, but said the monitoring of political activists by any client would amount to a “severe misuse” of its product. Both the company and the Israeli government have faced repeated criticism over their oversight practices.
The report identified the activists as Ahmed al-Neimat, an anti-corruption activist who it said has been banned by Jordan from working or leaving the country; human rights lawyer Malik Abu Orabi; and Suhair Jaradat, a female journalist and human rights activist. It said another female human rights activist and journalist was targeted, but asked to remain anonymous due to security concerns.
It said at least two of the targets appeared to have been hacked by operators “primarily focused on Jordan.” It said it identified two operators that were “likely agencies of the Jordanian government.”
Earlier this year, Frontline Defenders said another female Jordan activist, Hala Ahed Deeb, had also been hacked by NSO software.
Frontline Defenders is a nonprofit advocacy group based in Ireland that says it provides assistance to human rights activists who are in danger. Citizen Lab, based at the University of Toronto, conducts research on information technology, security and human rights. Both organizations have previously investigated NSO.
According to their joint report, the hacks took place between August 2019 and December 2021. It said the last hack took place on an iPhone, indicating that NSO has continued to target Apple’s operating system even after a lawsuit by the global technology giant over previous hacks.
In a statement, Andrew Anderson, executive director of Front Line Defenders, said the research “shows that human rights defenders undertaking legitimate and peaceful work continue to be targeted by the local authorities” in the Middle East.
Jordan’s National Center for Cyber Security “categorically denied” the findings of the report. “These allegations are baseless, and Jordan has not cooperated with any agents with the aim of spying on citizens’ phones or censoring their calls,” it said.
NSO’s Pegasus product allows operators to stealthily invade a target’s mobile device, giving them access to contacts, messages and movement history.
The company says that Pegasus is sold only to foreign governments after approval by Israel’s Defense Ministry as a tool for catching criminals and terrorists. Although it says it has safeguards in place to prevent abuse, it has also acknowledged it cannot control whom its clients monitor and it does not have access to the information that is collected.
“While we have not seen the report mentioned in your inquiry, and without confirming or denying specific customers, NSO’s firm stance on these issues is that the use of cyber tools in order to monitor dissidents, activists and journalists is a severe misuse of any technology and goes against the desired use of such critical tools,” the company said.
NSO does not identify its customers and would not say whether they include Jordan. But the company says that it has cut off seven customers for abusing its technology. These reportedly have included authorities in the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Mexico.
However, human rights groups and outside researchers have said the company’s safeguards are insufficient. They say customers have abused Pegasus to keep tabs on journalists, human rights activists and political dissidents from Mexico to Saudi Arabia to the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Last year, the U.S. blacklisted the company, saying its tools had been used to “conduct transnational repression.”
Critics have also accused Israel of lax oversight over the digital surveillance industry. Late last year, Israel said it was tightening its supervisionof cyber exports.
Tuesday’s report, however, said the case, along with previous ones, “amount to an indisputable indictment against NSO Group, and its ownership, for their inability or unwillingness to put in place even the most basic human rights-respecting safeguards.”
Jordan is a monarchy widely seen as a voice of moderation in the turbulent Middle East, making it a strategic ally of the West. But King Abdullah II has placed limits on the amount of public dissent he is willing to tolerate and his government has been accused of corruption and human rights abuses.
A year ago, he accused his half brother, the former Crown Prince Hamzah, of involvement in a “malicious plot” and placed him under house arrest. In a video statement at the time, Hamzah denied the allegations, saying he was being punished for speaking out against official corruption.
Hamzah, who has been seen in public just once since then, this week relinquished his royal titlein apparent protest over how the country is run. He wrote that he was driven to the decision because his convictions cannot be reconciled with the “current approaches, policies and methods of our institutions.”
The Royal Court did not comment.
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Associated Press correspondent Omar Akour contributed reporting from Amman, Jordan.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. —
Representative Dan Newhouse (R-Wash.) is inviting high school students within the Fourth Congressional District to participate in the Central Washington Congressional Art Competition, with the winner displayed in the U.S. Capitol.
Submissions can be up to 26 inches by 26 inches, 4 inches in depth and 15 pounds. They must be original. Paintings, drawings, collages, prints, mixed media, computer-generated art and photography are all acceptable artforms. Unlimited students from each school can submit artwork, but each student can only submit one piece of work.
The winner is also displayed on the Congressional Art Competition webpage. Honorable mention winners may have their artwork hung in a district office of Rep. Newhouse.
“Each year I look forward to the Congressional Art Competition,” said Newhouse. “The talent that students from Central Washington display each year is outstanding, and I encourage all students in our district to participate and showcase their artwork for the whole country to see.”
Submissions should be sent to a district office of Rep. Newhouse by April 30. Fill out the online release form here.
The Tri-Cities District Office is located at 3100 George Washington Way, Suite 130, Richland WA 99354.
The Yakima District Office is located at 402 East Yakima Avenue, Suite 1000, Yakima WA 98901.
Contact Ben Savercool at ben.savercool@mail.house.gov for questions or drop off scheduling.
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YAKIMA COUNTY, WA - There have been 19 thefts or burglaries in the last five days in Yakima County according to the Yakima County Sheriff's Office.
Recently quite a few concerned people in Toppenish reach out to us after they heard about some break-ins at local stores, but YCSO said the number of crimes is actually pretty normal.
"Sometimes it goes up and down depending on who we arrest and who gets out of jail or who's coming back from prison," said Casey Schilperoort the Public Information Officer for Yakima County Sheriff's Office. "But, for the most part, it's one of those common crimes that's going to continue to happen here in Yakima county until we can figure out what the actual problem is or the thieves decide to go somewhere else."
Schilperoort said if you've been living in the Yakima area for a good amount of time, you might have had some sort of theft happen to you at some point.
One of the places YCSO gets called out to pretty often for thefts is Legends Casino in Toppenish.
"We get called there every day for thefts," said Schilperoort. "Usually it's people's wallets or phones that they leave unattended while they're gambling and not paying attention and there's organized thefts that are there that are just paying attention to you not paying attention to your stuff."
At the beginning of the year, Dairy Queen in Toppenish got broken into and this wasn't the first time according to one of the employees.
"It was scary but it had happened once before with the previous owners before they sold this store but with that, it was one of the front doors and I just started here when that happened so it's kind of like shoot why did it have to happen again?" said Jamila Cardenas a shift leader at Toppenish Dairy Queen.
According to YCSO, in a robbery at a local 7-1-1 on March 26, 2022, in Yakima, the suspect got away with cigarettes and beer.
"Do I want to go to prison for more than a year for a pack of smokes and some red bull? said Schilperoort. "No, I sure don't."
Statistically, burglary and thefts have not been rising in the county, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't protect yourself.
"Make your home appear that someone is there, make sure you leave lights on, make sure you put some sort of sound coming out or make sure there's a radio or tv, actually have somebody there," said Schilperoort. "Have alarm systems or you can actually put signs in your yard saying there is an alarm system whether you have one or not."
Having security cameras and keeping your valuables out of sight in your car or in a public place is also a good idea.
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SUNNYSIDE, Wash. -
One person is recovering in the hospital after a car crash and shooting in Sunnyside late Monday night.
Sunnyside Police Department says the gunshots came from S. 1st St. and South Hill Rd. around 11 p.m. on Monday.
SPD arrived to a crash involving two cars but one car was leaving the area.
Police say 21-year-old Alejandro Salazar from Sunnyside was shot in the head while in the victim car during the crash.
YPD says Salazar was taken to Astria Sunnyside Hospital and is being treated at a higher level trauma center.
YPD continued the investigation and found probable cause for a 15-year-old who is a documented gang member in Zillah.
Yakima County Sheriff's Office checked the 15-year-old's address and arrested him after he tried to run away.
The 15-year-old is booked into the Yakima County Juvenile Detention Center.
SPD says the two cars in the crash are stolen out of Sunnyside and were collected as evidence.
SPD says they recovered three firearms in connection to the investigation.
Sunnyside police is asking anyone with anymore information to give them a call at (509) 836-6200.
This is a developing story, which means information could change. We are working to report timely and accurate information as we get it.
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Yakima Valley Community College beat Bellevue 70-57 to clinch the Northwest Athletic Conference championship. It's the Yaks first title since 2008 and their sixth overall.
"The NWAC title is nice," said head Coach London Wilson, "but the way went through it that's what you want. We want to be on the battlefield fully exhausted when its all said and done."
In the semi-final game, Mason Tinley made a three point shot from the corner with about 12 seconds remaining as YVC went on to win 77-76. In making post-season predictions, YVC was over looked due to a mid-season dip -- The Yaks lost five of six games in a mid season lull from Jan. 29th through February 16th.
"I never thought that this would ever happen to be honest," said Tinley on the title. "I mean after high school, I didn't think I was gonna play college ball, so for this to happen and win a championship, it's crazy."
Yakima-native Alexzander Delgado out of AC Davis High School was named the tournament MVP and credited his success to those around him.
"I mean it's all my teammates," said Delgado. "I mean they made my job easy on the court and um I give all the credit to them."
HERE is a list of recognized players from YVC:
Tournament MVP
Alexzander Delgado, Yakima Valley
Most Inspirational
Christian Murphy, Yakima Valley
First Team
Quentin Raynor, Yakima Valley
Second Team
Godwin Ilumoka, Yakima Valley
Christian Murphy, Yakima Valley
YVC is a community college which means a stepping stone for many. Having a championship on their resume might help the players down the road as well as build the program with future talent.
"You gotta look at it as a job opportunity," explained Wilson. "You know that they have the best resume right now. They are a champion at this level so when they go past their resume out, employers are gonna be like, yeah, we need that kid, you know. And then when you're recruiting for the next year team, they all want to be a part of it. So you're getting cream of the crop."
Delgado said that the one thing he wants to leave behind if the legacy of winning in the Yaks program.
"I think we set the standard for the coming players and the coming teams that are going to play here," said Delgado, "and a championship is always a standard and we accomplished that."
Coach Wilson said that for most of his players, Yakima is a home away from home and wanted to thank the community for their support.
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UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A top official in the global campaign against the use of land mines urged Russia on Monday to stop its troops in Ukraine from laying the weapons that too often kill and maim civilians.
Alicia Arango Olmos, Colombia’s ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva and this year’s president of the state parties to the 1997 convention banning the production and use of land mines, expressed deep concern at media reports that Russia is using land mines in its war in Ukraine.
She pointed to Human Rights Watch, which said on March 29 that Ukrainian explosive ordnance disposal technicians located banned anti-personnel mines in the eastern Kharkiv region a day earlier. The rights group said Russia is known to possess the type of mines that were discovered, but Ukraine doesn’t have them.
Arango Olmos said at a news conference Monday — the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action — that Ukraine is one of the 164 state parties to the convention, but Russia is not.
She said her appeal to Russia is: “Anti-personnel mines only cause victims, they don’t resolve any type of problem.”
“So please, Russians, please stop using it, because many of the people that are victims of land mines have nothing to do with what’s happening between Ukraine and Russia,” Arango Olmos said.
Prince Mired of Jordan, the special envoy trying to make the land-mine convention universal, said about 80% of the world’s nations are parties to the convention. He said 33 countries have not joined, among them some that may collectively hold tens of millions of anti-personnel mines in military warehouses and unfortunately have buried millions more in the ground.
Some countries that are not parties have “the power to significantly turn the tide and eliminate this horrendous weapon such as China, India, Pakistan, Russia and the United States,” he said. “A coordinated and concerted effort is needed at the highest level in order to achieve further accessions. This will not be easy, but it’s possible.”
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BUCHA, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused the Russians of gruesome atrocities in Ukraine and told the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday that those responsible should immediately be brought up on war crimes charges in front of a tribunal like the one established at Nuremberg after World War II.
Over the past few days, grisly images of what appeared to be intentional killings of civilians carried out by Russian forces in Bucha and other towns before they withdrew from the outskirts of Kyiv have caused a global outcry and led Western nations to expel scores of Moscow’s diplomats and propose further sanctions, including a ban on coal imports from Russia.
Zelenskyy, speaking via video from Ukraine to U.N. diplomats, said that civilians had been tortured, shot in the back of the head, thrown down wells, blown up with grenades in their apartments and crushed to death by tanks while in cars.
“They cut off limbs, cut their throats. Women were raped and killed in front of their children,” he said. He asserted that people’s tongues were pulled out “only because their aggressor did not hear what they wanted to hear from them.”
Zelenskyy said that both those who carried out the killings and those who gave the orders “must be brought to justice immediately for war crimes” in front of a tribunal similar to what was used in postwar Germany.
Moscow’s U.N. ambassador, Vassily Nebenzia, said that while Bucha was under Russian control, “not a single local person has suffered from any violent action.” Reiterating what the Kremlin has contended for days, he said that video footage of bodies in the streets was “a crude forgery” staged by the Ukrainians.
“You only saw what they showed you,” he said. “The only ones who would fall for this are Western dilettantes.”
As Zelenskyy spoke to the diplomats, survivors of the monthlong Russian occupation took investigators to body after body of townspeople allegedly shot down by troops. Others simply surveyed the destruction.
In Borodyanka, northwest of Kyiv, 25-year-old, Dmitriy Yevtushkov searched the rubble of apartment buildings and found that only a photo album remained from his family’s home. In the besieged southern city of Mykolaiv, a passerby stopped briefly to look at the bright blossoms of a shattered flower stand lying among bloodstains, the legacy of a Russian shell that killed nine. The onlooker sketched out the sign of the cross in the air, and moved on.
Associated Press journalists in Bucha have counted dozens of corpses in civilian clothes and interviewed Ukrainians who told of witnessing atrocities. Also, high-resolution satellite imagery from Maxar Technologies showed that many of the bodies had been lying in the open for weeks, during the time that Russian forces were in the town.
The dead in Bucha included a pile of six charred bodies, as witnessed by AP journalists. It was not clear who they were or under what circumstances they died. One body was probably that of a child, said Andrii Nebytov, head of police in the Kyiv region. A gunshot wound to the head was visible on one.
The chief prosecutor for the International Criminal Court at The Hague opened an investigation a month ago into possible war crimes in Ukraine.
Zelenskyy stressed that Bucha was only one place and that there are more with similar horrors — a warning echoed by NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg.
Stoltenberg, meanwhile, warned that in pulling back from the capital, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s military is regrouping its forces in order to deploy them to eastern and southern Ukraine for a “crucial phase of the war.” Russia’s stated goal currently is control of the Donbas, the largely Russian-speaking industrial region in the east that includes the shattered port city of Mariupol.
“Moscow is not giving up its ambitions in Ukraine,” Stoltenberg said.
While both Ukrainian and Russian representatives sent optimistic signals following their latest round of talks a week ago, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Moscow won’t accept a Ukrainian demand that a prospective peace deal include an immediate pullout of troops followed by a Ukrainian referendum on the agreement.
In televised remarks Tuesday, Lavrov said a new deal would have to be negotiated if the vote failed, and “we don’t want to play such cat and mouse.”
Ukrainian officials said that the bodies of at least 410 civilians have been found in towns around Kyiv that were recaptured from Russian forces and that a “torture chamber” was discovered in Bucha.
Zelenskyy told the Security Council there was “not a single crime” that Russian troops hadn’t committed in Bucha.
“The Russian military searched for and purposefully killed anyone who served our country. They shot and killed women outside their houses when they just tried to call someone who is alive. They killed entire families, adults and children, and they tried to burn the bodies,” he said. They used tanks to crush civilians “just for their pleasure,” he said.
On Tuesday, police and other investigators walked the silent streets of Bucha. Survivors who hid in their homes during the Russian occupation of the town, many of them past middle age, wandered past charred tanks and jagged window panes with plastic bags of food and other humanitarian aid. Red Cross workers checked in on intact homes.
Many of the dead seen by AP journalists appeared to have been shot at close range, and some had their hands bound or their flesh burned.
The AP and the PBS series “Frontline” have jointly verified at least 90 incidents during the war that appear to violate international law. The War Crimes Watch Ukraine project is looking into apparent targeted attacks as well as indiscriminate ones.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the images from Bucha revealed “not the random act of a rogue unit” but “a deliberate campaign to kill, to torture, to rape, to commit atrocities.” He said the reports of atrocities were “more than credible.”
“Only non-humans are capable of this,” said Angelica Chernomor, a refugee from Kyiv who crossed into Poland with her two children and saw the photos from Bucha. “Even if people live under a totalitarian regime, they must retain feelings, dignity, but they do not.”
Chernomor is among the more than 4 million Ukrainians who have fled the country in the wake of the Feb. 24 invasion.
Russia has rejected similar accusations of atrocities in the past by accusing its enemies of forging photos and video and using so-called crisis actors.
As Western leaders condemned the killings in Bucha, Romania, Italy, Spain and Denmark expelled dozens of Russian diplomatson Tuesday, following moves by Germany and France. Hundreds of Russian diplomats have been sent home since the start of the invasion, many accused of being spies.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov called the expulsions a “short-sighted” measure that would complicate communication and warned they would be met with “reciprocal steps.”
The U.S., in coordination with the European Union and Group of Seven nations, will roll out more sanctions against Russia on Wednesday, including a ban on all new investment in the country, a senior administration official said, speaking on condition to discuss the upcoming announcement.
Also, the EU’s executive branch proposed a ban on coal imports from Russia, in what would be the first time the 27-nation bloc has sanctioned the country’s lucrative energy industry over the war. The coal imports amount to an estimated 4 billion euros ($4.4 billion) per year.
Just hours before the latest proposal was announced, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said that to prevent “new Buchas,” the West must impose the “mother of all sanctions” — on Russian oil and gas.
“A few months of tightening your belts are worth thousands of saved lives,” he said.
But Western nations are divided over how far to go. While some are calling for a boycott of Russian oil and gas, Germany and others fear that such a move could plunge the continent into a severe economic crisis.
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Lederer reported from the United Nations. Yuras Karmanau in Lviv, Ukraine, and Associated Press journalists around the world contributed to this report.
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Follow the AP’s coverage of the war at https://apnews.com/hub/russia-ukraine
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indiana State Police said Tuesday that they used genealogical data and crime scene evidence to link an Iowa man who died in 2013 to the killings of three female motel clerks and sexual assault of a fourth in Indiana and Kentucky from 1987 through 1990.
Harry Edward Greenwell, who died at age 68 in New Albin, Iowa, in January 2013, was the so-called “I-65 killer,” State Police Sgt. Glen Fifield said during a news conference in Indianapolis. The killings earned that moniker because they happened at motels near Interstate 65.
“Greenwell had an extensive criminal history and had been in and out of prison several times, even escaping from jail on two separate occasions,” he said. “He was known to travel frequently in the Midwest.”
Greenwell was born in Kentucky and died in Iowa of cancer, according to his obituary.
Fifield said evidence linked Greenwell to the Feb. 21, 1987, killing of Vicki Heath, 41, who was sexually assaulted and fatally shot while working a night shift at a Super 8 Hotel in Elizabethtown, Kentucky. It also linked him to the March 3, 1989, killings of Margaret “Peggy” Gill and Jeanne Gilbert.
Gilbert, 34, was slain while working the night shift at a Days Inn in Remington, Indiana, while Gill, 24, was killed while working at a Days Inn in Merrillville, Indiana. Both were sexually assaulted and fatally shot.
Fifield said investigators also linked Greenwell to the Jan. 2, 1990, sexual assault of a 21-year-old female clerk at a Days Inn in Columbus, Indiana.
“This victim was able to escape her attacker and survive. She was later able to give an excellent physical description of the suspect and details of the crime,” he said. “She is the only known victim to have survived the vicious, brutal attacks of this killer.”
Fifield said the state police crime lab matched ballistic evidence in the Gill and Gilbert slayings, and later matched DNA evidence linking the Heath and Gilbert killings to the Columbus attack.
He said one of the primary factors linking the four crimes was their proximity to Interstate 65, which runs from Gary, Indiana, to Mobile, Alabama.
Fifield said investigative genealogy, the use of DNA analysis in combination with traditional genealogy research and historical records, “generated a significant and important lead” in the four cases.
“Further investigation and kinship lab testing by the Indiana State Police lab of crime scene samples positive identified the suspect. The match was 99.9999% positive. It is this scientific breakthrough that ultimately led to the identification of the I-65 killer, Harry Edward Greenwell,” Fifield said.
He said investigators continue reaching out to other police departments in the Midwest because there is a “distinct possibility” that Greenwell committed other unsolved killings, rapes, robberies or assaults.
Fifield was joined at the news conference by members of the FBI, the Elizabethtown, Kentucky, and Columbus, Indiana, police departments, and relatives of some of the victims.
Gilbert’s daughter, Kimberly Gilbert Wright, said her family was very grateful for law enforcement’s efforts to identify her mother’s killer and helping bring some type of closure to her family and the other victims’ relatives.
“She’s still in my family’s hearts,” she said of her mother. “We talk about her as if she hasn’t gone. My brother and I were fortunate enough to have spent the last seven months of her life living with her and experiencing the joy that she could bring to every day of our life.”
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This story was updated to correct the spelling of Sgt. Glen Fifield’s first name and that Gill’s first name was Margaret, and not Mary.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A father of four. A best friend with a positive personality. A vivacious partygoer. The six people who were killed during a mass shooting in California’s capital citywere remembered by their friends and family as police worked to piece together what happened.
Dozens of rapid-fire gunshots rang out early Sunday in the crowded streets of Sacramento, leaving three women and three men dead and another 12 people wounded. One of the dozen wounded is a suspect in the bloodshed.
Police have arrested two brothers in connection with the violence but authorities have not said what their alleged roles were in the shooting. Police previously said they were looking for at least two shooters but have not made clear if any suspects remained at large Tuesday.
Smiley Martin, 27, was arrested while hospitalized with serious injuries from the gunfire, Sacramento police said Tuesday morning. When his condition improves enough for him to be jailed, he will be booked for possession of a firearm by a prohibited person and possession of a machine gun.
On Monday, authorities booked Dandrae Martin, 26, as a “related suspect” on charges of assault with a deadly weapon and being a convict carrying a loaded gun. Jail records said he was held without bail and was scheduled to appear in court Tuesday.
It was not immediately clear whether the Martins have attorneys who could speak on their behalf.
Few details have been made public as investigators comb through evidence gathered from what Police Chief Kathy Lester called a complex crime scene. Witnesses have submitted more than 170 videos and photos taken during and shortly after the shooting.
On Tuesday, small memorials with candles, balloons and flowers remained near the crime scene on the outskirts of the city’s main entertainment district that occurred as bars and nightclubs were closing.
The Sacramento County coroner released the identities of the six people killed. They were Johntaya Alexander, 21; Melinda Davis, 57; Yamile Martinez-Andrade, 21; Sergio Harris, 38; Joshua Hoye-Lucchesi, 32; and De’vazia Turner, 29.
DE’VAZIA TURNER
Turner had four young children, including a 3-year-old daughter named Penelope with sticky fingers. But his bright yellow Mercedes CLS was always clean.
Born and raised in Sacramento, Turner played football from a young age until a knee injury slowed him down. He worked as a manager for an inventory company, keeping a close eye on things his mother might like and letting her know when they would go on sale.
“He was a protector,” his mother, Penelope Scott, said. “Raising him as a single mom, you know, he took the role of being the man of the house. He took care of everything.”
He worked out with his dad, Frank Turner, five days a week. When they weren’t pumping iron, they were probably talking about cars. They both had old Buicks — Turner’s was a 1973 while his dad’s was a 1970 — and Turner had big plans for his. He had just ordered a new stereo and a steering wheel with a cherry wood finish.
Frank Turner said he plans to finish his son’s car, including painting it to include images of De’vazia’s face for his kids to see.
“I want them to see their daddy when they see that car,” Frank Turner said.
De’vazia Turner had visited his mother on Saturday, eating leftover pork chops and taking a shower before briefly falling asleep on her couch. When he woke up, he said he was going out — a rarity for him, because he works so much, Scott said.
Scott woke up at around 1 a.m. and couldn’t get back to sleep. She was looking at her phone when she got a call that her son had been killed.
“Your kids are supposed to bury you. You’re not supposed to do that,” she said. “I’m grateful that he has a legacy with his children. However, you know, he’s 29. He didn’t make it to 30.”
The last time Frank Turner saw his son was at the auto shop where they were working on their cars. After his son’s death, a friend called Frank Turner and told him the shop’s security cameras had picked up their conversation.
He watched the video — a father and son spending time together on something they loved — and he cried.
JOHNTAYA ALEXANDER
Alexander was just shy of turning 22 when she was killed, her father told the Los Angeles Times. Her birthday was at the end of the month.
She hoped to become a social worker who worked with children and was a doting aunt to her nieces and nephews, John Alexander told the newspaper.
His daughter’s name was a combination of his own and his older sister’s, he told the Times.
“She was just beginning her life,” he told the newspaper, sobbing. “Stop all this senseless shooting.”
MELINDA DAVIS
Davis was a “very sassy lady” who lived on the streets of Sacramento near the shooting site, The Sacramento Bee reported.
Shawn Peter, a guide with the Downtown Sacramento Partnership who had known Davis for 15 years, told the newspaper that she had been homeless and lived in the area on and off for a decade.
Officials had helped her find housing before the pandemic began but she had returned to the downtown business district in recent months, Peter said. A small bouquet of purple roses with a note saying “Melinda Rest In Peace” was left on the street in her memory.
“Melinda was a very eccentric individual, a very sassy lady,” he told the newspaper. “This was her world, 24/7.”
Davis was a periodic guest at Maryhouse, a daytime center for women and children experiencing homelessness, from 2016 to 2018, director Shannon Stevens said in an email to The Associated Press. Stevens recalled her as kind but someone who did not do well in crowds. She was seeking housing services at the time.
“This was a space she came to find respite from the trauma of living on the streets of our city,” Sacramento Loaves & Fishes, which runs the Maryhouse program, said in a statement.
A memorial for Davis near the shooting site featured a card with messages, including one that said, “Melinda, we’re sorry Sacramento failed you. You deserved better.”
SERGIO HARRIS
Described by family members as the life of the party, Harris was a frequent presence at the London nightclub, which is near the shooting scene.
“My son was a very vivacious young man,” his mother, Pamela Harris, told KCRA-TV. “Fun to be around, liked to party, smiling all the time. Don’t bother people. For this to happen is crazy. I’m just to the point right now, I don’t know what to do. I don’t even feel like this is real. I feel like this is a dream.”
His family members congregated at the crime scene Sunday after they hadn’t heard from him for hours. Later that day, Harris was the first victim publicly identified by the coroner.
“This is a sad and terrible act of violence that took the lives of many,” his wife, Leticia Harris, told KCRA-TV. “I want answers so I can have closure for my children.”
YAMILE MARTINEZ-ANDRADE
Martinez-Andrade was killed in front of her best friend, according to KXTV-TV.
She was described as someone who “brought light to the room,” the station reported, and had a positive outlook.
“There was never a dull moment with her. She has a beautiful heart and a beautiful mind. Everyone misses her so much,” her best friend, who was not named, told KXTV-TV.
JOSHUA HOYE-LUCCHESI
Hoye-Lucchesi was born and raised in Sacramento and his survivors include his mother, his girlfriend and six young children,KCRA 3 reported.
“I never wanted kids, and if I said if I was to have a kid, I just wanted a boy. And I was blessed with a boy,” Sherilyn Hoye told the TV station.
Hoye-Lucchesi’s girlfriend called Hoye at 2:45 a.m. to tell her the tragic news. She later saw painful images on social media.
“It was a post of my son on the ground dead. It was sent to me through Instagram. My son was lying on the ground dead,” Hoye told KCRA.
A memorial with white and blue balloons, candles and two empty bottles of Hennessy was left a block from the shooting in honor of Hoye-Lucchesi. On the ground, someone wrote “Josh” in what appeared to be blue paint.
“I love and miss you. Foreva n my heart!” someone wrote in black marker on a white balloon shaped like a star. “Things will never be the same,” read another balloon.
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This version has been corrected to say that authorities have not disclosed what the Martin brothers’ alleged roles were in the shooting. A previous version erroneously said Smiley Martin was believed to be a shooter.
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Dazio reported from Los Angeles. Associated Press Writer Kathleen Ronayne in Sacramento contributed to this report.
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AGAWAM, Mass. (WWLP) – The Agawam Fire Department was called to a fire at a Feeding Hills pre-school Tuesday evening.
The crews reported to Jump Start Preschool at 605 Springfield Street in Feeding Hills. 22News sent a crew and this is what was seen. Multiple crews were there, and our crew could see them going into the building and what appeared to be some damage to the building.
22News placed a call with the Agawam Fire Department, however, they weren’t able to provide any information as of yet. 22News will continue to update this story as more information is released.
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Which rain boots are best for toddlers?
If you’ve ever seen a toddler jump in a puddle on a rainy day, you know they need a good pair of rain boots. Those boots need to be well-protected against the elements and gentle on your toddler’s feet. Then you have to think about style, considering any favorite colors, themes or characters your toddler might want to show off when they go splashing about in the rain. Check out the CasaMiel Unisex Rain Boots for a well-made boot that’s as comfortable as it is safe and durable.
What to know before you buy toddler rain boots
A toddler is defined as a child from 1 to 3 years old, and shopping for something like a pair of rain boots for a toddler is significantly different from shopping for kids rain boots in older age brackets. Children grow fast, and toddlers, in particular, are still figuring out how to work with their feet, meaning price and functionality become key components.
Size for the right season
A toddler’s feet grow fast, so there’s a much smaller window for clothing and shoe usability. If you buy boots ahead of the rainy season, do the math. For example, if you purchase a month in advance, consider how quickly your child’s feet have grown in the last month and plan accordingly. The last thing you need is a pair of boots that’s already too small.
Boot weight
While you want a sturdy and durable boot, you also want something lightweight and easy to walk in. A toddler is still learning how to control their own movements and doesn’t need to be tripping over heavy boots. If you’re not sure about a boot, have your toddler try them on inside and see how they move in them.
Width of the toe box
The toe box is where the toes reach the tip of the boot and is a crucial factor, especially if your toddler has wider feet. For those who wear wide-width shoes or boots, a wider toe box means less chance of blistering and discomfort. The size of this toe box will vary based on the boot size. Toddler rain boots generally don’t come in wide sizes, so trusting existing reviews can help.
What to look for in a quality toddler rain boot
You want a boot that is made safely from quality materials. It should be practical for use on rainy days. No one expects toddler boots to last forever, and with the way kids grow, you might not even get a ton of use from them. Even so, you want something safe and comfortable for your child.
Pull handles
It can be a challenge to get shoes onto a squirming toddler. Pull handles on either side of the boots can save time and energy, slipping boots onto a child’s feet so they can get out the door faster. It also makes it easier for them to get the boots on themselves if the toddler is independently minded and likes to do things without assistance.
Textured sole
A good rain boot has grooves in the sole to help the wearer keep their footing and prevent slips or falls. This is especially important with toddlers as they play around in puddles on wet or slippery surfaces.
Natural rubber
Polyvinyl chloride is a durable, lightweight plastic that is more cost-effective than rubber for rain products, but it also contains harmful chemical additives like lead and phthalates. A quality rain boot is made from natural rubber, which comes from a plant called Hevea brasiliensis, instead of PVC or synthetic rubber.
How much you can expect to spend on toddler rain boots
The average price is around $20-$40, with some boots costing as much as $50-$60.
Toddler rain boots FAQ
Are toddler shoe sizes different from kids shoe sizes?
A. Yes, toddler sizes are different. They use the same numerical system but with different lettering at the end. For example, a size 6T is not the same as a size 6 in kids shoes.
Are rain boots lined?
A. Sometimes. While not all boots are lined, some are lined on the inside with cotton or lightweight synthetic material.
Can they be worn in the snow?
A. Rain boots are not the same as snow boots and don’t provide the same insulation. It is, therefore, not recommended that your child wear them in the snow.
What’s the best toddler rain boot to buy?
Top toddler rain boot
What you need to know: This natural rubber boot comes in eight colors in sizes 4-10T.
What you’ll love: It’s made from natural, non-toxic materials. It is well-made, lightweight and has grooves in the sole to prevent slipping and sliding. There are pull handles on both sides.
What you should consider: It runs narrow and does not come in half sizes.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top toddler rain boot for the money
Lonecone Rain Boots with Easy-On Handles
What you need to know: This rubber boot comes in over a dozen colorful prints in sizes 4-10T.
What you’ll love: There’s a wide variety of themed prints, from dinosaur to unicorn options. The rubber is phthalate-free and lead-free with a soft cotton lining. There are pull handles on both boots.
What you should consider: It runs a little narrow and does not come in half sizes.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
Outdoor Master Lightweight Rain Boots
What you need to know: This rain boot comes in six bold colors in sizes 6-10T.
What you’ll love: It’s easy to clean with a quick rinse and has thick pull handles that are easy to use. It’s great for wide-width feet and features a reflective piece on the heel for visibility in low light. There are grooves in the sole to help prevent slips and falls.
What you should consider: It doesn’t come in smaller sizes or half sizes.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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Which cheap wood chipper is best?
If you’ve ever had to get rid of a lot of yard waste, you know just how much of a hassle it can be. Long branches don’t easily fit in garbage bins, and even when they do, they leave a lot of space that prevents you from filling the bin. The last thing you want is to have a large pile of branches that you have to throw out little by little, week by week.
Wood chippers get rid of that hassle. They cut branches down to a fraction of their original size, which means you get a lot more into a yard waste bin without any wasted space. You can also use the cut-up pieces of wood as decorative mulch for your garden beds.
The biggest barrier to purchasing a wood chipper for most people is the associated cost. You’ll be happy to know, though, that there are plenty of cheap wood chippers that don’t dig too deeply into your wallet. The Sun Joe CJ603E is one such model. It can quickly handle branches up to 1.7 inches in diameter and comes with a collection bag that makes it easy to keep all the waste contained.
What to know before you buy a cheap wood chipper
Gas vs. electric wood chippers
Wood chippers come in both gas and electric models, each offering its own set of pros and cons. If you need the ability to process a lot of branches quickly, gas models are the way to go. They tend to have larger hoppers, produce more cuts per minute and can handle larger diameter branches. The cons are that they are large, heavy, loud and expensive. They also require regular maintenance and release carbon monoxide into the air, which is bad for the environment.
Electric wood chippers are the better choice for most homeowners because they are smaller, more easily portable, more affordable, cleaner and quieter. They also require very little maintenance. They aren’t as powerful as gas models, though, and cannot process as thick of branches. You also can’t use them in locations where you don’t have access to a power outlet.
Safety tips for using a wood chipper
Wood chippers are very useful tools, but they can also be very dangerous if not used with proper care and caution. Before using any wood chipper, carefully read the entire instruction manual to ensure you know how to operate the machine and what to do if you encounter any jams. Always wear safety glasses when using a wood chipper, and it is a good idea also to consider wearing gloves, ear protection and a face shield.
When the chipper is operating, never look down the chute or put your hands anywhere inside of the hopper. It is best to keep kids and pets out of the immediate area since they could potentially hurt themselves or distract you enough that you make a potentially dangerous mistake.
What to look for in a quality cheap wood chipper
Capacity
When considering the capacity of a wood chipper, you need to look at two factors: the hopper size and the maximum diameter of branches it can accept. Most electric wood chippers can accept branches between 1.5 and 2 inches in diameter. Gas models may accept branches up to 3 inches in diameter.
The hopper size determines how many branches you can safely feed into a machine at one time. The larger the hopper is, the quicker you can get through large piles of branches. Like with diameter, gas-powered models tend to have larger hoppers than electric wood chippers.
Reduction ratio
The reduction ratio refers to how small the material will be after passing through your chipper compared to its original size. For example, a 12 to one reduction ratio will reduce yard waste to one-twelfth its original size. The reduction ratio of wood chippers varies greatly from machine to machine and ranges from as low as eight to one up to 20 to one.
Adjustable discharge chute
More commonly found in large gas wood chippers than electric models, an adjustable discharge chute allows you to direct the waste to wherever is most convenient for your purposes.
Collection bag or bin
As with an adjustable discharge chute, an included collection bag or bin, or one that you can purchase, makes for a more convenient clean-up. These either attach directly to or sit just below the discharge chute.
Portability
To get the most efficient use out of your wood chipper, you need the ability to move it to wherever you are, cutting down the majority of the branches. This means portability should be a priority. Various factors should be looked at when considering how easily portable a particular wood chipper is, including the type and size of the wheels, the handles and the overall weight and size of the machine.
How much you can expect to spend on a cheap wood chipper
For a cheap electric wood chipper, you can expect to spend between $100-$300. Gas models are considerably more expensive, with any models costing $500-$750 considered cheap.
Cheap wood chipper FAQ
Do wood chipper blades need to be resharpened?
A. Like all blades, wood chipper blades also get dull from use. Most manufacturers recommend resharpening the blades after every six to eight hours of use. While this might not sound like a lot, the actual cutting process of a wood chipper is very short, so six to eight hours of use is often more than a year or two for the average user.
Why is my wood chipper constantly getting clogged?
A. If your wood chipper is getting clogged often, more than likely, you are trying to feed branches that are too large for it to handle or a lot of wet leaves and green branches.
What’s the best cheap wood chipper to buy?
Top cheap wood chipper
What you need to know: The Sun Joe CJ603E has a high reduction ratio and can handle branches up to 1.7 inches in diameter to make short work of most yard waste.
What you’ll love: It features a reverse mode to easily clear out jams without having to go poking around inside the machine. Also, it comes with a collection bag for mess-free operation.
What you should consider: It doesn’t cut up fresh green leaves.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon and Home Depot
Top cheap wood chipper for the money
WEN 41121 15-Amp Rolling Electric Wood Chipper and Shredder
What you need to know: The WEN 41121 may not be the most capable model but it comes for a wallet-friendly price and is more than sufficient to handle the needs of the average home user.
What you’ll love: It boasts a compact and lightweight design that is easy to both transport and store. There is an internal safety mechanism that prevents the motor from starting when the hopper is open too.
What you should consider: It cannot be used on branches more than 1.5 inches in diameter.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon and Home Depot
Worth checking out
GreatCircleUSA Mini Wood Chipper
What you need to know: It isn’t as affordable as electric models, but if you need more power than they offer and the ability to handle thick branches up to 3 inches in diameter, there are few cheaper gas-powered models than this.
What you’ll love: The large hopper and powerful 7HP motor allow you to feed a lot of branches through it quickly. It also features large pneumatic wheels that handle bumpy terrain better than the small plastic ones found on most electric chippers.
What you should consider: The wheelbase could be a bit wider to offer more stability.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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Major currencies are little changed for the most part though the yen is once again on the back foot, as the bond market rout continues to be rather unrelenting. That came after more hawkish Fed talk from yesterday, which also spurred on the dollar. Of note, EUR/USD is testing levels back below 1.0900 currently with little in the way of a potential drop towards the March low of 1.0806.
Equities also pulled back yesterday as market odds of a 50 bps rate hike at the next Fed meeting grew, though US futures are more flattish now.
Looking ahead, German factory orders and Eurozone producer prices are the relevant releases but they won't do much to change the plot of the story in the market at the moment. The battle between inflation and central banks is still the main focus and the bond market is where we are seeing that transpire.
0600 GMT - Germany February factory orders
0730 GMT - Germany March construction PMI
0830 GMT - UK March construction PMI
0900 GMT - Eurozone February PPI figures
1100 GMT - US MBA mortgage applications w.e. 1 April
That's all for the session ahead. I wish you all the best of days to come and good luck with your trading! Stay safe out there.
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SOUTH GEORGIA (WTXL) — There are miles of damage spanning both Miller and Early counties in South Georgia from a possible tornado that rolled through just after 3 PM Tuesday afternoon. Most of the damage happened near Blakely, Damascus, and Centerville.
A tree destroyed the front of a home on Damascus Hilton Road in Hentown, which is south of Blakely, in Early County.
A few miles away from that home on Three Notch Road right near the Early and Miller County line, a barn was completely flattened.
Down the road another half a mile or so, people threw tarp over their house to cover the damage from the storm that also overturned farm equipment right across the street.
Julie Trawick is the daughter of the homeowners on Damascus Hilton Road and says nobody was home when that tree fell onto the house.
"There was a power line laying across the road and they said there was a tornado that touched down in this path and the top of a pine tree fell into the front part of my parents' house and there's a hole in the front and both of the upper bedrooms in the front they've got water in them. It's overwhelming, this can be fixed, everybody's safe, nobody got hurt, and I'm very blessed about that."
A Tornado Warning was issued in this area at the time of when this damage took place.
Preliminary reports from the National Weather Service based on spotter video of the storm and radar characteristics indicate this was a tornado on the ground.
They still have to come out and survey the damage, and based on that assessment, they'll be able to determine its strength and rating.
Due to more severe weather in the forecast Wednesday, the National Weather Service plans to conduct those surveys on Thursday.
In February 2021, Damascus, Georgia was impacted by an EF-2 Tornado. Estimated winds were around 130 miles per hour and 5 people were injured.
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Power outages from severe weather have doubled over the past two decades across the U.S., as a warming climate stirs more destructive storms that cripple broad segments of the nation’s aging electrical grid, according to an Associated Press analysis of government data.
Forty states are experiencing longer outages — and the problem is most acute in regions seeing more extreme weather, U.S. Department of Energy data shows. The blackouts can be harmful and even deadly for the elderly, disabled and other vulnerable communities.
Power grid maintenance expenses are skyrocketing as utilities upgrade decades-old transmission lines and equipment. And that means customers who are hit with more frequent and longer weather outages also are paying more for electricity.
“The electric grid is our early warning,” said University of California, Berkeley grid expert Alexandra von Meier. “Climate change is here and we’re feeling real effects.”
The AP analysis found:
—The number of outages tied to severe weather rose from about 50 annually nationwide in the early 2000s to more than 100 annually on average over the past five years.
—The frequency and length of power failures are at their highest levels since reliability tracking began in 2013 — with U.S. customers on average experiencing more than eight hours of outages in 2020.
—Maine, Louisiana and California each experienced at least a 50% increase in outage duration even as residents endured mounting interruption costs over the past several years.
—In California alone, power losses have affected tens of thousands of people who rely on electricity for medical needs.
The AP analyzed electricity disturbance data submitted by utilities to the U.S. Department of Energy to identify weather-related outages. The analysis also examined utility-level data covering outages of more than five minutes, including how long they lasted and how often they occurred. Department officials declined comment.
Driving the increasingly commonplace blackouts are weather disasters now rolling across the country with seasonal consistency.
Winter storms called nor'easters barrel into New England and shred decrepit electrical networks. Hot summers spawn hurricanes that pound the Gulf Coast and Eastern Seaboard, plunging communities into the dark, sometimes for months. And in fall, West Coast windstorms trigger forced power shutoffs across huge areas to protect against deadly wildfires from downed equipment.
Maine
The power grid's fragility hit home for Lynn Mason Courtney, 78, a blind cancer survivor living in a retirement community in Bethel, Maine, a rural town of 2,500 along the Androscoggin River.
When Courtney's building lost power and heat for three days following a 2020 winter storm, the temperature inside fell to 42 degrees (6 degrees Celsius). Extended loss of heat isn’t something most people are prepared for in a cold state such as Maine, she said, and one resident relied on old camping gear to try to keep warm.
"I developed hypothermia. I was dehydrated,” Courtney said. “Two people on oxygen had nowhere to go. They just stayed in the apartment and hoped like hell that the power would come back on.”
Winter storms left more than 500,000 without power in Maine in 2017 — more than a third of the state’s population. And in recent years, the state has seen record numbers of weather-related interruptions. The state never recorded more than five per year until 2018, but in 2020 it had 12, AP's analysis found.
As with much of the nation, Maine’s electrical infrastructure was built decades ago and parts are more than 50 years old, according to the American Society of Civil Engineers.
The brittle condition of the state's power grid and repeated disruptions worsened by climate change worry Courtney.
“When the power goes out, it’s extraordinarily difficult and dangerous,” she said. "If you’re disabled, it’s scary. You’re not safe.”
As the planet warms, storms that threaten power reliability are likely to hit some areas harder, said Penn State University meteorology professor Colin Zarzycki.
A warmer atmosphere holds more moisture, increasing energy packed by storms no matter the season. The phenomenon produces, for example, increasingly destructive tropical hurricanes that strike the Southeast and Pacific storms that cause flooding on the West Coast.
On the East Coast, some nor'easters will convert to rainstorms as freezing weather shifts north. But those that fall as snow could be bigger than ever, Zarzycki said.
And some areas will get less snow but more sleet and freezing rain that can wreak greater damage on electrical systems, because ice-laden equipment is easier for winds to topple.
“Those really high-end nor’easters, the ones that take over CNN for days, those are going to occur with the same or increased frequency,” Zarzycki said. “Where these events occur could lead to increased vulnerability, because the infrastructure is not prepared.”
Louisiana
The combination of at-risk infrastructure and climate change can be deadly: After Hurricane Ida knocked out power to much of coastal Louisiana last year, heat killed or contributed to the deaths of at least 21 people, local coroners reported.
In New Orleans alone, heat caused nine deaths and contributed to 10 others, according to coroner’s office records. Most who died were elderly and African American. Spokesman Jason Melancon could not say which victims did not have power, but 75% of the city was still without power when most died.
David Sneed, 65, died in his wheelchair on the 12th-floor of the subsidized apartment where he’d been without power for several days after the storm hit Aug. 29.
Sneed was obese and had a cognitive impairment that made walking difficult, so he used the wheelchair most of the time, said Rev. Ken Taylor, a professor at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, where Sneed was a doctoral student.
Three days after the storm, Sneed called Taylor in near-panic and said he was unable to leave because the building's elevator was not working. So the next day, Taylor went to Sneed’s apartment to bring him food and water — and it felt like 100 degrees (38 degrees Celsius), with no windows open.
When the professor returned the following day, he found the elevator was working. Sneed said he'd go down to the first floor where it was cooler. But when the reverend came back to check on him again, Sneed didn’t answer.
When an apartment employee opened the door, Sneed’s body was in the bedroom, slumped in his wheelchair.
“I speculate that he had rolled into his bedroom to put on some pants to go downstairs ... and the heat or his heart or a combination of the two” killed him, Taylor said. The coroner’s office said Sneed died from the heat.
The financial toll of storms is huge — Louisiana’s largest power company has said it will cost an estimated $4 billion to repair damage from the hurricanes of 2020 and 2021. State regulators have approved $3.2 billion of that, which Entergy Corp. estimates will add $8 a month for 15 years to the average residential bill.
Problems with the grid and costs to fix them are expected to grow in coming decades, said U.C. Berkeley's von Meier.
Much of the grid was built decades ago, and the majority of power transmission facilities are now at least 25 years old. That’s forced utilities to quadruple spending on the U.S. transmission system since 2000 to about $40 billion annually, according to Department of Energy data.
Billions more will be spent, with costs passed on to consumers, but those efforts won’t keep up with problems from climate change, von Meier said. “Rates will go up, reliability will go down,” she said.
California
In California, widespread anger erupted in recent years as utilities such as Pacific Gas and Electric Co. imposed deliberate power outages to guard against wildfires.
Almost 200 California wildfires over the past decade were traced to downed power lines that ignited trees or brush, including a record 41 blazes in 2021. Among them was a 2018 fire that ripped through the Sierra Nevada foothills town of Paradise and killed 85 people, resulting in criminal involuntary manslaughter convictions of PG&E. Another fire blamed on PG&E last year burned almost 1 million acres (390,000 hectares), 1,300 buildings and much of the Sierra Nevada town of Greenville.
Now when wind storms are forecast and the landscape is dry, utilities cut off power to hundreds of thousands of customers, sometimes for multiple days, to reduce fire risk.
Beyond closing businesses and causing food to spoil in refrigerators, outages can be life-threatening for people with health conditions whose medical equipment requires electricity.
An AP review of utility filings with California regulators found nearly 160,000 instances of power shutoffs to customers with medical needs from 2017 to 2021. PG&E was responsible for more than 80%.
“We know there has been a trade-off between safety and reliability,” said PG&E Vice President Sumeet Singh. He said shutoffs were a last resort to guard against fires and that the company has reduced the number of people affected through better forecasting of hazardous weather and more localized shutdowns.
Richard Skaff, a paraplegic who is an advocate for the disabled in Northern California, said he has endured two forced outages each lasting five days over the past several years. He was fortunate to have a generator to keep his electric wheelchair powered and his house heated, but said many others with disabilities live on minimal incomes and struggle to get by during outages.
“If we’re going to allow PG&E and others to de-energize the grid, if we accept that as a concept, you have to look at the implications of that first,” Skaff said. “You have to determine the effects on the most vulnerable people."
PG&E and other utilities have sought to lessen the impacts by notifying people with needs in advance of shutoffs and setting up response centers where they can charge their phones or other essential devices.
Utilities also have started creating “microgrids” — local electrical networks that can disconnect from the main grid and operate independently to reduce the scope of shutoffs.
“We're very sensitive to the needs of our customers," said Southern California Edison Vice President Erik Takayesu. “We run risk calculations to ensure we’re making the right decisions. But it's really hard ... Each individual customer will have their own individual experience. The best we can do is help the customer prepare.”
The state utilities commission and some local officials have said the industry's efforts are insufficient for outages that can cover large portions of the state and affect numerous towns and cities.
By the end of this year, PG&E and Southern California Edison expect to have spent almost $20 billion since 2020 on wildfire prevention. The companies are cutting back vegetation near their equipment and putting up stronger power lines. PG&E plans to bury 10,000 miles (16,000 kilometers) of lines over 10 years so they won't be exposed to falling trees.
PG&E's customers paid on average almost $140 more last year versus the previous year to avert wildfires from their operations.
Rising electric bills because of extreme weather have outsized impact on low income households and communities of color, said John Howat, a senior energy analyst at National Consumer Law Center. These communities devote a higher proportion of their income to home energy bills, so they get hit harder than wealthier households.
Since it will take utilities many years to carry out their wildfire prevention efforts, companies will continue to use forced shutoffs to protect against wildfires.
The intentional outages help utilities avoid liability for deadly wildfires, but they amount to recurring crises for power customers who are disabled, elderly or with special needs, said Aaron Carruthers, executive director of the California State Council on Developmental Disabilities.
Unless more is done to prepare needy communities, shutoffs will continue to put lives at risk, threaten people's health and leave vulnerable people scared, Carruthers said.
Gabriela Madrigal, a 34-year-old Santa Barbara resident who needs a powered wheelchair to get around, said she's endured perhaps a dozen preventive shutoffs by Southern California Edison over the past several years.
Madrigal — who has a debilitating, neurological condition called spina bifida — lives in low-income city housing with her mother, who is her primary caregiver.
Each time the power blinks out, it catches them off guard, Madrigal said. When the outages last hours or days, her wheelchair goes dead. The chair weighs several hundred pounds with Madrigal in it, and her mother has trouble moving it.
So when the power goes off and no one else is around to help, “we're pretty much stuck,” Madrigal said. “It takes a toll on someone.”
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Associated Press data journalist Caroline Ghisolfi contributed to this article.
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Matthew Brown reported from Billings, Montana, Patrick Whittle from Bethel, Maine, Janet McConnaughey from New Orleans and Jasen Lo from Chicago.
AP data journalist Camille Fassett in Oakland, California is a corps member for The Associated Press/Report for America Statehouse News Initiative. Report for America is a nonprofit national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on under-covered topics.
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HONOLULU (KITV4) -- In Hawaii, 470 people over the age of 60 reported losses last year amounting to $11.7 million, according to the FBI's Elder Fraud Report for 2021, published on Tuesday.
While that number is alarming, it's down from the previous year, in which 1,978 people in Hawaii over 60 years old reported losses totaling $13.7 million.
Nationwide, more than 92,000 victims over the age of 60 reported losses of $1.7 billion in 2021. The average loss per person nationwide was more than $18,000.
According to the report, tech support fraud was the most common type of scam targeting seniors. The scammers often impersonate companies including tech, banking, and utility companies. Many victims said they were told to make wire transfers to overseas accounts, purchase large amounts of prepaid cards, or mail large amounts of cash via overnight or express services.
The FBI's IC3 report is meant to educate, warn, and protect potential victims of all ages.
Tips from the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center:
Resist the pressure to act quickly. Criminals create a sense of urgency to instill fear and the need for immediate action.
Be cautious of unsolicited phone calls, mailings, and door-to-door service offers.
Never provide any personally identifiable information.
Never wire money to persons or businesses you have solely met online. Verify any email requests for money.
Ensure all computer anti-virus and security software are up to date. If you receive a suspicious pop-up or locked screen on your device, immediately disconnect from the internet and turn off the device.
Do not open any emails or click on attachments or links you do not recognize or were not expecting.
Research online and social media advertisements before purchase to determine if a product or company is legitimate.
Stop communication with the perpetrator, but expect the criminal will continue to attempt contact.
Marisa Yamane joined KITV4 in January 2022 as an anchor and executive producer. She is an award-winning veteran journalist, who’s spent most of her career in Hawaii. She’s a proud graduate of Iolani School and UCLA.
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On Tuesday, the Hawaii Senate Ways and Means Committee unanimously passed the resolution, un-amended.
The next step -- SR78/SCR88 will go before the full Senate, and if adopted, will cross over to the House for its consideration.
Original story on 4/4/22:
HONOLULU (KITV4) -- Should the Honolulu Police Department (HPD) create a new patrol district specifically for the Waianae coast? A resolution is urging that to happen.
The Senate Ways and Means Committee is set to decide on Tuesday whether to move SR78/SCR88 forward.
Currently, the Waianae coast is part of what's known as District 8, which also includes Ewa and Kapolei.
The resolution urges HPD to create a new police district to service the Waianae coast, from Nanakuli to Kaena Point, and to allocate more resources to increase the police presence in those areas.
"Now that we see this growth of the second city and the Leeward side it's really overdue to create District 9 police station, and that's what we've been begging for years and years now," said Sen. Maile Shimabukuro, (D - Ko Olina, Waianae, Makaha.)
In previous testimony for this resolution, the State of Hawaii Organization of Police Officers said it strongly supports the creation of a new district, however, it's concerned about how HPD will be able to fill the new district when the department can't fill the districts, sectors and beats that already exist.
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Manchester City have a slender lead from the first leg of their Champions League quarterfinal after Kevin De Bruyne's 70th minute goal earned them a 1-0 win over Atletico Madrid at the Etihad Stadium on Tuesday.
It was a result City had to eek out against an Atletico side who had clearly travelled to England with the aim of simply denying Pep Guardiola's side opportunities and who failed to produce a single shot on target.
Diego Simeone's outfit had frustrated City throughout the first half with their deep lying defending and reliance on only the occasional counter to threaten the hosts.
City rotated the ball with their usual expertise and made it difficult for Atletico to push out from their deep defensive formation, while never over-committing themselves.
But the Premier League champions were unable to turn their total dominance of possession into clear chances with Aymeric Laporte having one of the best opportunities after the break, but the defender's header from a corner was off target.
Atletico's rare breaks served as a reminder to City that they had to keep some discipline, although when the Spaniards did fashion an opening Marcos Llorente failed to test Ederson.
City kept their shape and moved the ball well but it took the introduction of substitute Phil Foden for the home side to find the missing ingredient.
Foden, who came on with Jack Grealish and Gabriel Jesus, drew three defenders towards him before splitting the Spanish rearguard with a perfectly weighted pass to De Bruyne who slotted past goalkeeper Jan Oblak with a side-foot finish.
De Bruyne then had space for another attempt on goal, which was well blocked by defender Stefan Savic's outstretched foot.
The second leg will be held at the Wanda Metropolitano in Madrid next Wednesday but before then City have a crucial clash at home to Premier League title rivals Liverpool on Sunday.
Liverpool took a firm grip of their tie with Benfica as goals from Ibrahima Konate, Sadio Mane and Luis Diaz earned them a 3-1 victory in Lisbon in their quarterfinal first leg.
Konate opened the scoring with a close-range header from a corner and Mane extended Liverpool's lead from a Diaz assist 30 minutes into what was an one-sided first half, with Mohamed Salah, Diaz and Naby Keita all passing up great scoring chances.
Yet five minutes after the break, 22-year-old French defender Konate completely missed a cross and allowed in-form striker Darwin Nunez to score and put Benfica, roared on by a sold-out Estadio da Luz, back into the game.
The hosts gained in confidence and briefly took charge but former Porto winger Diaz, who never lost a match against their bitter rivals Benfica, scored on the counter-attack after a Keita through ball.
Diogo Jota still had a chance to extend Liverpool's lead further in added time but Benfica keeper Odysseas Vlachodimos denied them a fourth with his left leg in a one-on-one.
The 27-year-old Greek was responsible for at least five important saves that denied Liverpool a bigger win.
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The top US military officer told lawmakers Tuesday that the world is becoming more unstable and the "potential for significant international conflict is increasing, not decreasing."
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Gen. Mark Milley and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin appeared before the House Armed Services Committee in their first testimony before Congress since Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The two Pentagon leaders said the threats from both Russia and China remain significant, while they defended the US approach to the war and the flow of arms the US is sending to Ukraine.
Milley said that Russia's invasion of Ukraine is "the greatest threat to peace and security of Europe and perhaps the world" in his 42 years serving in the US military, but added it was "heartening" to see the world rally around Ukraine.
"The Russian invasion of Ukraine is threatening to undermine not only European peace and stability but global peace and stability that my parents and a generation of Americans fought so hard to defend," Milley said.
"We are now facing two global powers: China and Russia, each with significant military capabilities both who intend to fundamentally change the rules based current global order," Milley added. "We are entering a world that is becoming more unstable and the potential for significant international conflict is increasing, not decreasing."
Lawmakers in both parties focused at the hearing on the weapons that were being provided to Ukraine, asking whether more could be done as Ukraine has continued to ask for additional capabilities.
"One of the biggest questions we're going to have in this committee is, 'How can we do more?'" House Armed Services Chairman Adam Smith, a Washington state Democrat, said at the top of the hearing. "How can we make sure we're doing absolutely everything we can to help them?"
Rep. Mike Rogers of Alabama, the panel's top Republican, said he would support the US setting up permanent bases in eastern NATO countries like Poland and the Baltics in order to deter Russia. Milley said that he would support establishing permanent bases but added that he thought US forces should rotate through them to create a deterrent without incurring the costs of moving family, establishing schools and other measures required when a permanent US base is established abroad.
"I believe a lot of our European allies, especially those such as in the Baltics or Poland or Romania or elsewhere, they are very, very willing to establish permanent bases," Milley said. "They'll build them, they'll pay for them, etc., for us to cycle through on a rotational basis. So you get the effect of permanent presence of forces, but the actual individual soldiers, sailors, airmen or Marines are not permanently stationed there for 2-3 years."
Austin said that NATO was still discussing how it should bolster its permanent presence in eastern Europe. "If NATO deems that it's appropriate to change its footprint, then certainly we'll be a part of that," Austin said.
Several Republicans asked Milley and Austin whether the US failed in its efforts to deter Russian President Vladimir Putin from attacking Ukraine. Milley responded that he did not think Putin could have been deterred unless US forces had deployed from Ukraine -- a scenario he would have advised against had it been proposed.
"Candidly, short of the commitment of US military forces into Ukraine proper, I'm not sure he was deterrable. This has been a long-term objective of his that goes back years," Milley said. "I think the idea of deterring Putin from invading Ukraine, deterring him by the United States, would have required the commitment of US military forces, and I think that would have risked armed conflict with Russia, which I certainly wouldn't have advised."
Milley noted that sanctions "have a very poor track record of deterring aggression," but said they have succeeded in imposing significant costs to Russia for its aggression.
"The objective of the sanctions is to impose significant costs if he invaded, those significant costs, the sanctions in combination with the export controls, are breaking the back of the Russian economy as we speak," he said.
Austin later added that had the US "put forces into Ukraine to fight Putin, this would be a different story."
"But we made a decision that we weren't going to do that and we made the decision for the right reasons, and I support those decisions," Austin said, adding he did not want to speculate on what Chinese leaders might extrapolate from what's transpired in Ukraine as it related to Taiwan.
Milley defended the US military's policy requiring troops to receive Covid-19 vaccinations in response to several queries from Republicans questioning whether service members should be discharged for refusing to be vaccinated when Army recruiting numbers were down.
Milley noted that service members have to receive numerous vaccinations as part of joining the military, like an Anthrax vaccine, and said that the Covid-19 vaccine contributed to force readiness.
In a heated moment, Austin got into an argument with Rep. Matt Gaetz after the Florida Republican accused the Pentagon of being too focused on "wokeism" and not defense.
Austin charged that Gaetz appeared to be "embarrassed for his country" by questioning the US military's capability, and the two men shouted over one another at several points.
Gaetz charged that the Pentagon "got it wrong" by predicting that Russia would overrun Ukraine within days and that the Taliban would not take control of Afghanistan last year. "You totally blew those calls and maybe we would be better at them if the National Defense University actually worked a little more on strategy and a little less on wokeism," Gaetz said.
"Has it occurred to you that Russia has not overrun Ukraine because of what we've done and what our allies have done?" Austin asked. "Have you ever even thought about that?"
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Johnstown 2022 election: Dominguez, Molinar, Morris to serve on council, ballot issue OK'd
Voters elected two new members and one incumbent to the Johnstown Town Council and approved one ballot measure Tuesday.
Unofficial results from the town clerk indicate that Vanessa Dominguez, Jesse Molinar Jr and Dianne Morris received the highest number of votes with 698, 780 and 724 votes, respectively. The unofficial tally included 1,620 votes received by 7 p.m. on Tuesday.
Official results will be released on April 13 after the town clerk has verified all signatures on the ballots. On April 18, the candidates elected to the council will be confirmed for their terms.
Six candidates were running for the three open seats: Dominguez, Molinar Jr, Morris, Michael Stapleton, Bill Stevens and Lance Walker. Council members are elected at large and serve four-year terms.
Molinar and Stevens were incumbent candidates; Molinar has served on the Town Council since 2010.
Morris said she was excited about the results and looks forward to serving her community.
"I had the attitude of if it’s meant to be, it’s meant to be,” she said when reached Tuesday night. "It feels awesome and I appreciate the vote of confidence and I'll do my very best."
Similar to Morris, Dominguez told the Coloradoan she was grateful and excited.
"I'm just really thankful to everybody that ran — we had great candidates," she said. "I'm extremely grateful for the opportunity to serve the Town of Johnstown."
Dominguez said she hopes to jump right in and improve communication. She plans to keep her website up and focus on "increasing the communication" between town officials and members of the community to ensure people are informed.
Molinar could not be immediately reached for comment.
Voters approve an amendment to the town charter requiring that petitions be brought by residents
There was just one ballot measure for voters to weigh in on this April, and unofficial early results show that it passed with an overwhelming majority.
The measure asked voters if they should amend the town charter so that ballot initiatives could only be brought to the town by residents. Currently, any Colorado elector can bring petitions to Johnstown as the town didn't adjust the state's rules when adopting its Home Rule Charter.
But after the topic repeatedly came up in council meetings over the last two years, an adjustment to the charter was placed on the ballot so that residents could weigh in on whether non-Johnstown residents should be able to initiate change in the town.
More than 1,200 people voted to amend the Home Rule Charter and just 206 voted to keep it as is.
The initiative will also require any petition to have at least three Johnstown voters supporting it.
It had the support of Johnstown Mayor Gary Lebsack, who previously told the Coloradoan in a statement that "it is important that the local laws and ordinances that govern, and impact, residents of the Town of Johnstown come from community members in the Town of Johnstown."
Molly Bohannon covers education for the Coloradoan. Follow her on Twitter @molboha or contact her at mbohannon@coloradoan.com. Support her work and that of other Coloradoan journalists by purchasing a digital subscription today.
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Timnath election 2022: Axmacher, Wagner elected to council; voters approve broadband
Timnath voters have chosen who will fill two open seats on the Timnath Town Council.
In the first release of unofficial election results shared about 8 p.m. Tuesday, Robert Axmacher led with 842 votes, followed by Luke Wagner with 812 and Conor Duffy with 743.
The two candidates with the most votes will fill the vacant seats of the five-person council once ballots are certified.
Town Clerk Millissa Peters-Garcia said no additional results would be posted Tuesday night.
Duffy conceded in a call with the Coloradoan about 8:45 p.m. Tuesday night. He said he believes the official vote count will not change significantly from this unofficial result. Though the vote didn't go in his favor, he said he and his family are in Timnath for the "long haul" and he plans to remain an active member in the community.
"I wish Mr. Wagner and Mr. Axmacher the best of luck on council and hope they do well in representing the people of Timnath," Duffy said.
Axmacher said, if these results stand, he's looking forward to working with Wagner, the mayor and other councilors "as we continue to make the most of Timnath's potential without sacrificing what makes it great."
"Nothing's official until it's official, but I'm certainly encouraged by what's out there so far," Axmacher said in an interview.
In a statement provided to the Coloradoan, Axmacher thanked his family, friends and other supporters, and said he is "honored and humbled to be entrusted with the responsibility of helping to shape the future of Timnath for the next four years."
Wagner thanked his friends, family and neighbors for their support during his campaign and said he is excited to work with Axmacher and the others on council "as we continue to make Timnath one of the best places to live in Colorado."
"I'd like to thank all the Timnath residents who trusted me with their vote," Wagner said. "I'm honored to spend the next four years working on behalf of all Timnath residents."
Broadband question passes by large margin
Timnath residents voted largely in favor of allowing the town to take the first step in providing its own high-speed internet service.
Unofficial results posted Tuesday night show Ballot Question A passing 1,049 to 374. The question asked residents for permission to use town funds for a local broadband service, a necessary step in the process put in place at the state level in 2005.
Approval of this ballot question does not mean the town will establish its own broadband service or commit town funds to this, it only means the town has permission from voters to do so. With its passage, council can direct staff to look into providing municipal broadband.
Two of the three candidates for the two open town council seats — Wagner and Axmacher — have said they are in favor of the town exploring municipal broadband to see if it would benefit residents. Duffy previously said he is open to staff looking into broadband options for the town, but is concerned about costs piling up.
Voters also approved adding term limits for council members and the mayor — 1,278 yes votes to 378 no votes, according to the first round of unofficial results. People elected to those positions will not be able to serve more than two consecutive terms or three consecutive terms if their term of office is two years or shorter. If someone wanted to run for another term, they have to wait at least two years between holding an elected position.
The final ballot question — also approved by a wide margin — asked voters to allow the town to make several small changes relating to election deadlines for the town clerk and other behind-the-scenes work. This passed 1,247 to 144, according to the unofficial results.
Sady Swanson covers public safety, criminal justice, Larimer County government and more throughout Northern Colorado. You can send your story ideas to her at sswanson@coloradoan.com or on Twitter at @sadyswan. Support her work and that of other Coloradoan journalists by purchasing a digital subscription today.
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All the Details on Brooklyn Beckham’s Upcoming Nuptials to Nicola Peltz
It’s been quite a minute since we’ve been granted a blowout celebrity wedding to keep us talking for weeks. These days, stars are instead opting for lower key affairs. Some secretly tie the knot only to reveal it on Instagram a few weeks later, others may hop over to a chapel in Las Vegas a la Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker. About once a year though, an A-list guest list is organized, a mansion is emptied out, and a royal-level wedding is put on to celebrate the union of two celebrity love birds. While there has been a draught of weddings of this kind since Paris Hilton tied the knot last year in a weekend-long event, Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz are here to quench our bridal thirst. The oldest son of David and Victoria Beckham first met actress Peltz, the daughter of the chairmen of Wendy’s, in 2017, and they started dating two years later. In 2020, the pair announced their engagement, and this weekend, they will become husband and wife. Considering both the bride and groom come from extremely wealthy and influential families, the wedding is bound to be quite the event—rumored by the Daily Mail to cost almost $4 million—and you’re not going to want to miss a second of it. So, ahead of the nuptials, we gathered all the information you need to know about what will undoubtedly be the wedding of the season.
Where is the wedding going to be held?
According to Elle, the wedding will be taking place stateside, at Peltz’s home in Palm Beach, Florida, a 44,000 square foot mansion set on the beach, rumored to cost almost $100 million. It’s one of the most expensive homes in the ritzy Florida enclave. It’s also conveniently located for the Beckham family as well. Father of the groom David Beckham owns the Major League Soccer team Inter Miami CF, which plays at a stadium just an hour away.
Who will be in attendance?
Both the Beckhams and the Peltzes boast quite the elite rolodex, so expect a lot of a-listers attending this wedding. The Daily Mail has reported that Gordon Ramsey and Eva Longoria are expected to be in attendance, along with Victoria’s former Spice Girl bandmate Mel B. There are also rumors that Prince Harry and Megan Markle will be among the guests, though this has yet to be confirmed.
What will the bride be wearing?
Despite the fact that her future mother-in-law is a designer, Peltz will be turning to Pierpaolo Piccioli at Valentino, not Victoria Beckham, to design her wedding dress. Peltz has been working closely with celebrity stylist Leslie Fremar to put together multiple wedding looks for the weekend, and they recently flue to Rome together to meet with Piccioli in person.
“Nicola trusts Leslie implicitly and, while her dress is being made by Valentino, Leslie is the person she has turned to help with how she will accessorize and how she will have her hair and make-up,” a source told the Daily Mail.
Peltz is clearly fond of Piccioli’s designs, having worn a dress by the Italian designer for last year’s Met Gala. Not only will her ceremony dress be Valentino, but Peltz told CR Fashion Book that she will be wearing multiple dresses by the fashion house during the festivities.
Of course, there’s also the matter of the men’s looks. Last month, David Beckham shared a photo from their tux shopping trip on Instagram, posing with his father and father-in-law with the caption, “Creating special memories ❤️❤️ wedding plans underway & the dads are all suited and booted.”
Will it be a traditional ceremony?
Beckham and Peltz have decided to have a Jewish ceremony in honor of the bride, and Beckham is very pleased about the decision. “I'm excited. I'm wearing a yarmulke,” he told Vogue in a recent interview.
In addition, both the bride and the groom will have traditional wedding parties with Beckham’s little brothers, Romeo and Cruz, acting as best men, and his sister, Harper, as a bridesmaid. Peltz also revealed her brother, the actor and occasional model Will Peltz, will be her “man of honor” and it has been reported that her 93-year-old grandma will be her maid of honor.
How else are they preparing?
Like any modern love story, before Peltz and Beckham can walk down the aisle on Saturday, they first had to solidify their prenup, in order to protect the immense fortune of both families. The Beckhams are reportedly worth around $590 million, while Nicola’s father, businessman Nelson Peltz, is reported to be worth $1.5 billion.
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Former Indian head coach Ravi Shastri's comment that the team missed left-arm pacer T Natarajan in the last T20 World Cup is hard to fathom. In reality India's exit in the Super 12 stage had nothing to do with the performance of the bowlers, but solely due to the insipid show by the batters in the crucial games against Pakistan and New Zealand.
"Very happy for him. We missed him in the World Cup. He would've been a certainty had he been fit," Shastri said in ESPNCricinfo's 'T20 Time:Out' after Natarajan picked up 2/26 for Sunrisers Hyderabad against Lucknow Super Giants in the ongoing IPL 2022.
"He got injured against England when we were playing the ODI series and we really missed him (in the World Cup).
"He's that specialist death bowler, bowls those yorkers very skilfully. He's got great control. He is skiddy. A bit quicker than you think and hits the bat," Shastri said.
India failed to qualify for the semifinals in Shastri's final assignment as Team India head coach.
India made 151/7 against Pakistan in their opening Super 12 match, while they could manage only 110/7 against the Kiwis in their next game. The team went down by 10 wickets and eight wickets respectively. More importantly the games got over in the 18th and 15th over respectively.
Shastri was the head coach when Natarajan made his debut for India across the three formats in their memorable 2020-21 tour of Australia.
Shastri added that the Tamil Nadu player was a lucky charm for them.
"Every game I've picked him we've won. In his debut in T20, India won. In his debut in Test cricket, India won. From a net bowler, he played those other two formats," Shastri said.
Maybe Shastri has a point there!
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$8K being offered in Warner Robins missing woman case
The Warner Robins Police Department says Bula Mae Robertson was reported missing by her daughter on October 5, 1993.
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Houston County District Attorney’s Office along with Macon Regional Crimestoppers, is offering $8,000 for information leading to the arrest in connection to a missing woman.
The Warner Robins Police Department says Bula Mae Robertson was reported missing by her daughter on October 5, 1993. She was last seen at her home on 219 Peachtree Circle in Warner Robins.
Investigators say Ms. Robertson was known to hang out in the neighborhood of Old Mission Way, Orchard Way, Orchard Pass, and Township Drive, an area also known as “Old Town’ area.
Foul play is suspected in the disappearance of Ms. Robertson.
She was 37-years-old, 5 feet 4 inches tall, and weighed 110 pounds when she was reported missing.
If you have any information about this case, call the Warner Robins Police Department at (478) 302-5380. Or you can call Macon Regional Crimestoppers at 1-877-68CRIME.
Press release from Warner Robins Police Department Facebook page
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$8K being offered in Warner Robins missing woman case
The Warner Robins Police Department says Bula Mae Robertson was reported missing by her daughter on October 5, 1993.
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Houston County District Attorney’s Office along with Macon Regional Crimestoppers, is offering $8,000 for information leading to the arrest in connection to a missing woman.
The Warner Robins Police Department says Bula Mae Robertson was reported missing by her daughter on October 5, 1993. She was last seen at her home on 219 Peachtree Circle in Warner Robins.
Investigators say Ms. Robertson was known to hang out in the neighborhood of Old Mission Way, Orchard Way, Orchard Pass, and Township Drive, an area also known as “Old Town’ area.
Foul play is suspected in the disappearance of Ms. Robertson.
She was 37-years-old, 5 feet 4 inches tall, and weighed 110 pounds when she was reported missing.
If you have any information about this case, call the Warner Robins Police Department at (478) 302-5380. Or you can call Macon Regional Crimestoppers at 1-877-68CRIME.
Press release from Warner Robins Police Department Facebook page
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Antioch boy says he saw 'giant ball of fire' streaking from sky
ANTIOCH, Ill. - A rare sighting and potential find in Antioch.
"Out of nowhere I just see a giant asteroid pass by, like a giant ball of fire," said 10-year-old Alexander Herrington.
He shouted "Oh my gosh, oh my gosh!" from his room.
The Sunday night commotion woke mom and dad.
"Both my husband and I jumped out of bed, ran to the window in his room and sure enough there were a couple fires in the distance there," said Alex’s mom, Christina.
At first, they couldn’t find anything.
But after purchasing a metal detector and searching the swampy area near their home they discovered what appeared to be a meteorite.
"People see meteors a few times a night in any given location. How often people see a meteorite, very, very few times. It is not common," said Michelle Nichols, the Director of Public Observing for Chicago’s Adler Planetarium.
She is skeptical the find is an actual meteorite.
"If you see something fall from the sky and it's hot, it's on fire, probably not a meteorite.
Meteorites when they hit the ground are cold," said Nichols.
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She said true meteorites have a fusion crust, that’s dark and relatively smooth.
They are magnetic and have iron crystals on the inside.
Believe it or not, there’s a lot of science behind it.
"You really need to send it off to a lab and get it tested and then get the test results looked at by a meteorite specialist astronomer," Nichols said.
Alexander has not called in the experts. But his rock collection did get an upgrade. The fourth grader said he had quite the story to tell at school this week.
The Chicago Field Museum has a meteorite lab.
Once a year they host an identification day when people can bring in their samples to have them tested.
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To learn more: https://meteorites.fieldmuseum.org/outreach/public-meteorite-id-requests
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'Wildwood Days' singer Bobby Rydell dead at 79
PHILADELPHIA - Bobby Rydell, a pompadoured heartthrob of early rock ‘n roll who was a star of radio, television and the movie musical "Bye Bye Birdie," died Tuesday.
Rydell died of complications from pneumonia at a hospital in a suburb of his hometown of Philadelphia, according to a statement posted by his marketing and event coordinator Maria Novey.
Rydell, who credited a 2012 kidney and liver transplant with extending his life, was 79.
Along with James Darren, Fabian and Frankie Avalon, Rydell was among a wave of wholesome teen idols who emerged after Elvis Presley and before the rise of the Beatles.
Between 1959 and 1964, he had nearly three dozen Top 40 singles including "Wild One," "Volare," "Wildwood Days," "The Cha-Cha-Cha" and "Forget Him," a song of consolation for a bereft girl that helped inspire the Beatles’ classic "She Loves You."
He had recurring roles on "The Red Skelton Show" and other television programs, and 1963's "Bye Bye Birdie" was rewritten to give Rydell a major part as the boyfriend of Ann-Margret. He didn’t want to move to Hollywood, however, and "Birdie" became his only significant movie role — though the high school in the hit ’70s musical "Grease" was named for him.
Rydell never strayed far from his Philadelphia roots, living in the area for most of his life. The block of 11th Street where he grew up was christened Bobby Rydell Boulevard by his hometown in 1995.
"I never thought of myself as a celebrity," he told The Philadelphia Inquirer in 2003. "I was just a guy who went out there and worked."
He was born Robert Ridarelli in a South Philadelphia neighborhood that would also produce teen idols Darren, Fabian and Avalon. They knew each other as children — Rydell played drums with Avalon on trumpet in a group called Rocco and the Saints.
Before he graced the covers of teen magazines and movie screens, Rydell made his bones as a youngster in Philadelphia clubs.
He made his performance debut as a 7-year-old drummer, not a singer. His first drum kit was a gift from his father, Al Ridarelli, who inspired his son’s choice of instrument by taking him to see Gene Krupa perform.
At age 9, he debuted on an amateur television show and became its regular drummer for three years.
Bobby Rydell is included in a Philadelphia mural of popular singers.
Rydell got his big break in 1959 on "American Bandstand," which originally was broadcast from Philadelphia. His first hit, "Kissing Time," quickly followed, and the skinny 17-year-old with a pompadour haircut rocketed to stardom. Rydell and his fellow Philadelphia performers were ideal for "Bandstand" host Dick Clark, who sought to make rock n’ roll palatable to young and old. He also made live appearances nationwide on a tour organized by Clark.
Changing musical tastes ushered in by the Beatles and the rest of the British Invasion defused the hit-making careers of Rydell and his compatriots, and he continued performing and recording music with limited success in the late 1960s and 1970s. But in 1985, he joined his old friends Avalon and Fabian for what they thought would be a few appearances. They dubbed themselves "The Golden Boys of Bandstand," and the shows were so successful that the trio ended up touring for three years and performing 300 shows nationwide.
"We weren’t out to prove anything. We just said to ourselves, ‘Here are three Italian kids from South Philadelphia, born and raised within two blocks of each other. Let’s go out there and have fun,’" Rydell told The Atlantic City Weekly in 2006. "That hasn’t changed. I think people see that attitude coming from the stage. It’s a fun show to watch — that’s what’s made it so successful. We have a great time doing it."
Rydell's childhood sweetheart and first wife, Camille, died in 2003.
He is survived by his second wife, Linda Hoffman, whom he married in 2009, along with son Robert Ridarelli, daughter Jennifer Dulin, and five grandchildren.
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Bulls' Ball suffers setback in recovery from knee surgery
CHICAGO - Chicago Bulls point guard Lonzo Ball experienced another setback in his recovery from surgery for a torn meniscus in his left knee, raising more doubt about whether he will play again this season.
Ball felt some discomfort after he tried to ramp up activities again following a 10-day pause, coach Billy Donovan said Tuesday.
"It’s disappointing from the standpoint you were hoping that the time that he had off could help him kind of maybe propel going forward and do a little bit more," he said. "But that certainly hasn’t been the case."
Donovan said the next step will probably be a "meeting of the minds" in the next day or two. And the possibility of Ball missing the remainder of the season is "on the table."
Ball has not played since Jan. 14. He was a big reason why the Bulls led the Eastern Conference for part of the season, averaging 13 points, 5.4 rebounds and 5.1 assists after coming from New Orleans last summer in a sign-and-trade deal.
Chicago was fifth in the Eastern Conference at 45-33 entering Tuesday’s game against Giannis Antetokounmpo and the defending champion Milwaukee Bucks.
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Lopez scores 28, Bucks beat Bulls 127-106 to clinch Central
CHICAGO - Brook Lopez scored a season-high 28 points and the Milwaukee Bucks overcame a rather quiet performance from Giannis Antetokounmpo to clinch their fourth straight Central Division championship with a 127-106 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Tuesday night.
The defending NBA champion Bucks haven’t been on a run like this since Don Nelson’s teams won seven consecutive division titles in the 1980s.
They took control early and came away with an easy win even though DeMar DeRozan scored 40 for Chicago.
Antetokounmpo, trying to overtake LeBron James and Joel Embiid in a tight race for his first scoring title, finished with 18 points, nine rebounds and seven assists. But the two-time MVP started slow and spent most of the fourth quarter on the bench after picking up his fifth foul.
Lopez had his best performance after missing most of the season because of a back injury. Khris Middleton scored 19.
Grayson Allen and Bobby Portis added 13 points apiece as the Bucks completed a four-game season sweep of the Bulls.
DeRozan did all he could to carry Chicago, with two-time All-Star Zach LaVine sidelined because of ongoing soreness in his left knee.
Patrick Williams added 18 points. Nikola Vucevic struggled, going 3 of 19 and scoring seven points. He did draw loud cheers when he knocked Allen to the floor early in the fourth quarter, delighting fans angry about Allen’s hard foul earlier this season on Chicago’s Alex Caruso that resulted in a broken wrist.
But the Bulls once again lost to an elite opponent. They are a combined 2-20 against the top four teams in the East and West.
Chicago also fell to sixth place in the Eastern Conference, a game behind Toronto with three to play. The Raptors beat Atlanta.
Vucevic hit a corner 3-pointer for Chicago just before the halftime buzzer and DeRozan hit a jumper in the opening seconds of the third to cut it to 58-48.
Milwaukee regrouped and pushed the lead to 21, only to have the Bulls get within 10 again late in the third. Two free throws by Antetokounmpo in the closing minute of the quarter and a 3 from the top by Jrue Holiday made it 96-80 before DeRozan hit jumper to cut the margin to 14 heading to the fourth.
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Bucks: Antetokounmpo was available despite a sore right knee.
Bulls: PG Lonzo Ball experienced another setback in his recovery from surgery for a torn meniscus in his left knee, raising more doubt about whether he will play again this season. Ball felt some discomfort after he tried to ramp up activities again following a 10-day pause, coach Billy Donovan said. Donovan said the next step will probably be a "meeting of the minds" in the next day or two. And the possibility of Ball missing the remainder of the season is "on the table." Ball has not played since Jan. 14. ... Donovan said he didn’t necessarily get the sense that LaVine will need to miss a chunk of games, though his status for Wednesday’s matchup with Boston was in question.
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BATON ROUGE, La. – LSU pounded out a season-high 18 hits, including four home runs, Tuesday night as the Tigers posted a 16-3 win over Grambling in Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field.
The game was halted after 6.5 innings after the coaches on each side agreed to employ the NCAA 10-run rule.
LSU improved to 20-9 on the year, while Grambling dropped to 11-18. LSU returns to action at 7 p.m. CT Friday when the Tigers open a three-game SEC series versus Mississippi State in Starkville, Miss.
Catcher Hayden Travinski launched two homers and collected three RBI on Tuesday night to lead LSU’s offensive output. Rightfielder Jacob Berry was 3-for-3 at the plate with a homer and two RBI, and centerfielder Dylan Crews homered and drove in two runs.
Second baseman Jordan Thompson doubled and produced three RBI, as the Tigers matched their season high of 18 hits, a mark they also reached on March 13 versus Bethune-Cookman.
“Our players were fresh and ready to go, and eager to get back out on the field,” said LSU coach Jay Johnson. “It was a good performance by a lot of guys tonight. We put together a lot of good swings, and everyone contributed to it, which was great.”
Freshman right-hander Grant Taylor (3-0), the first of five LSU pitchers, was credited with the win, as he worked two innings and allowed two runs on four hits with no walks and five strikeouts.
“I have a lot of faith in Grant,” Johnson said. “He’s very good for his age and his maturity. This is a guy LSU fans should be excited about being in our program for the next couple of years.”
Relievers Trent Vietmeier, Garrett Edwards, Michael Fowler and Jacob Hasty combined to limit Grambling to one unearned run on one hit over the final five innings with 13 strikeouts.
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Estela Vizguerra-Gonzales, 58 Apr 5, 2022 45 min ago 0 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Save Estela Vizguerra-Gonzales, 58, of Sunnyside died Saturday, April 2.Arrangements are by Smith Funeral Home, Sunnyside, funeralhomesmith.com. Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Save × Add an entry Posting As Emoticons [smile] [beam] [wink] [sad] [cool] [innocent] [rolleyes] [whistling] [lol] [huh] [tongue] [love] [sleeping] [yawn] [unsure] [angry] [blink] [crying] [ohmy] [scared] [sleep] [sneaky] [tongue_smile] [thumbdown] [thumbup] [censored] [happybirthday] [ban] [spam] [offtopic] [batman] [ninja] [pirate] [alien] Comment Text CAPTCHA × Your entry has been submitted. × Report ×Reported ×There was a problem reporting this. × Watch the guestbook. Stop watching this guestbook. Watch this discussion Get an email notification whenever someone signs the guestbook. Notifications from this guestbook will end. (0) entries Sign the guestbook. Log in Add an entry Submit An ObituaryFuneral homes often submit obituaries as a service to the families they are assisting. However, we will be happy to accept obituaries from family members pending proper verification of the death. Go to form LOCAL FLORISTS John Gasperetti's Floral Design Findery Floral Jenny's Floral & Gifts Blossom Shop Flrsts Amy's Wapato Florist FUNERAL HOMES AND SERVICES Brookside Funeral Home Colonial Funeral Home Keith & Keith Funeral Home Langevin - El Paraíso Funeral Home Merritt Funeral Home Midstate Monuments Prosser Funeral Home Rainier Memorial Shaw & Sons Funeral Home Smith Funeral Homes & Crematory Steward & Williams Tribute & Cremation Center Terrace Heights Memorial Park Valley Hills Funeral Home West Hills Memorial Park
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Rosa Lua, 65 Apr 5, 2022 1 hr ago 0 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Save Rosa Lua, 65, of Grandview died Sunday, April 3, in Kennewick.Arrangements are by Smith Funeral Home, Grandview, funeralhomesmith.com. Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Save × Add an entry Posting As Emoticons [smile] [beam] [wink] [sad] [cool] [innocent] [rolleyes] [whistling] [lol] [huh] [tongue] [love] [sleeping] [yawn] [unsure] [angry] [blink] [crying] [ohmy] [scared] [sleep] [sneaky] [tongue_smile] [thumbdown] [thumbup] [censored] [happybirthday] [ban] [spam] [offtopic] [batman] [ninja] [pirate] [alien] Comment Text CAPTCHA × Your entry has been submitted. × Report ×Reported ×There was a problem reporting this. × Watch the guestbook. Stop watching this guestbook. Watch this discussion Get an email notification whenever someone signs the guestbook. Notifications from this guestbook will end. (0) entries Sign the guestbook. Log in Add an entry Submit An ObituaryFuneral homes often submit obituaries as a service to the families they are assisting. However, we will be happy to accept obituaries from family members pending proper verification of the death. Go to form LOCAL FLORISTS John Gasperetti's Floral Design Findery Floral Jenny's Floral & Gifts Blossom Shop Flrsts Amy's Wapato Florist FUNERAL HOMES AND SERVICES Brookside Funeral Home Colonial Funeral Home Keith & Keith Funeral Home Langevin - El Paraíso Funeral Home Merritt Funeral Home Midstate Monuments Prosser Funeral Home Rainier Memorial Shaw & Sons Funeral Home Smith Funeral Homes & Crematory Steward & Williams Tribute & Cremation Center Terrace Heights Memorial Park Valley Hills Funeral Home West Hills Memorial Park
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Steven Troy Arbuckle, 54 Apr 5, 2022 1 hr ago 0 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Save Steven Troy Arbuckle, 54, of Wapato died Sunday, April 3, in Seattle.Arrangements are by Valley Hills Funeral Home, Wapato, valleyhillsfh.com. Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Save × Add an entry Posting As Emoticons [smile] [beam] [wink] [sad] [cool] [innocent] [rolleyes] [whistling] [lol] [huh] [tongue] [love] [sleeping] [yawn] [unsure] [angry] [blink] [crying] [ohmy] [scared] [sleep] [sneaky] [tongue_smile] [thumbdown] [thumbup] [censored] [happybirthday] [ban] [spam] [offtopic] [batman] [ninja] [pirate] [alien] Comment Text CAPTCHA × Your entry has been submitted. × Report ×Reported ×There was a problem reporting this. × Watch the guestbook. Stop watching this guestbook. Watch this discussion Get an email notification whenever someone signs the guestbook. Notifications from this guestbook will end. (0) entries Sign the guestbook. Log in Add an entry Submit An ObituaryFuneral homes often submit obituaries as a service to the families they are assisting. However, we will be happy to accept obituaries from family members pending proper verification of the death. Go to form LOCAL FLORISTS John Gasperetti's Floral Design Findery Floral Jenny's Floral & Gifts Blossom Shop Flrsts Amy's Wapato Florist FUNERAL HOMES AND SERVICES Brookside Funeral Home Colonial Funeral Home Keith & Keith Funeral Home Langevin - El Paraíso Funeral Home Merritt Funeral Home Midstate Monuments Prosser Funeral Home Rainier Memorial Shaw & Sons Funeral Home Smith Funeral Homes & Crematory Steward & Williams Tribute & Cremation Center Terrace Heights Memorial Park Valley Hills Funeral Home West Hills Memorial Park
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William “Bill” Southern Cartwright, 96 Apr 5, 2022 1 hr ago 0 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Save William “Bill” Southern Cartwright, 96, of Yakima died Saturday, April 2.Arrangements are by Shaw and Sons Funeral Home, Yakima, 509-453-0331. Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Save × Add an entry Posting As Emoticons [smile] [beam] [wink] [sad] [cool] [innocent] [rolleyes] [whistling] [lol] [huh] [tongue] [love] [sleeping] [yawn] [unsure] [angry] [blink] [crying] [ohmy] [scared] [sleep] [sneaky] [tongue_smile] [thumbdown] [thumbup] [censored] [happybirthday] [ban] [spam] [offtopic] [batman] [ninja] [pirate] [alien] Comment Text CAPTCHA × Your entry has been submitted. × Report ×Reported ×There was a problem reporting this. × Watch the guestbook. Stop watching this guestbook. Watch this discussion Get an email notification whenever someone signs the guestbook. Notifications from this guestbook will end. (0) entries Sign the guestbook. Log in Add an entry Submit An ObituaryFuneral homes often submit obituaries as a service to the families they are assisting. However, we will be happy to accept obituaries from family members pending proper verification of the death. Go to form LOCAL FLORISTS John Gasperetti's Floral Design Findery Floral Jenny's Floral & Gifts Blossom Shop Flrsts Amy's Wapato Florist FUNERAL HOMES AND SERVICES Brookside Funeral Home Colonial Funeral Home Keith & Keith Funeral Home Langevin - El Paraíso Funeral Home Merritt Funeral Home Midstate Monuments Prosser Funeral Home Rainier Memorial Shaw & Sons Funeral Home Smith Funeral Homes & Crematory Steward & Williams Tribute & Cremation Center Terrace Heights Memorial Park Valley Hills Funeral Home West Hills Memorial Park
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Brody Mills remembers attending West Valley’s baseball camp during spring break when he was in elementary school and now it’s his turn to give back this week.
Listen up well, kids. This multi-tool junior knows what he’s talking about and demonstrated all of it on Tuesday.
Despite a chilling, hard wind that confronted him each time he squared his shoulders on the left side of the mound, Mills threw five scoreless innings with 10 strikeouts and was 3-for-4 with a double and three RBI as the Rams came off their bye week with a 10-2 victory over Sunnyside to start their CBBN series with the Grizzlies.
“I’ve been working with the pitchers at camp, talking about mechanics and pick-off throws and different things,” said the 6-foot-1 lefty and Arizona State commit. “It’s always fun but it sure has been cold and windy this week.”
There was, in fact, a dusting of snow on the field Tuesday morning. And while conditions warmed up by the afternoon and the sun was out, that classic West Valley wind barreling over the orchards was raw and disruptive.
But for Mills, not so much.
“On days like this I think the hitters struggle more because it’s hard to loosen up and feel good up there,” he said. “For a pitcher the wind can cause a little added movement and I felt that. It was a good day because my control was there and I didn’t walk very many. I threw a lot of strikes.”
Indeed he did, fanning six batters the first time through Sunnyside’s lineup. After an infield single with two outs in the fourth, Mills got three of the next four outs via strikeout to close out his impressive day. He walked one.
“Brady threw well today and we swung it early,” assessed West Valley coach Ryan Johnson. “There were times it felt like we took our foot off the gas and didn’t take advantage of having guys in scoring position. But overall a good game for us.”
The top of West Valley’s underclass-driven lineup was plenty productive. Leadoff hitter and third baseman Jackson May had two hits and two runs scored, veteran shortstop and No. 2 hitter Drew Johnson had two hits with a triple, stolen base, two runs and RBI in his first two at-bats and then came Mills, who drove in runs with each of his first three at-bats.
John Sullivan, one of five juniors in the lineup, was 3-for-4 with two RBI and pitched the sixth and seventh.
“That bye week is a long stretch without games (10 days), especially when we need those now,” the coach said. “But in the past we’ve had the bye week at the end and I’m glad we don’t have that this season. We want to built consistency and momentum this month and hopefully get ready to make a run.”
Ranked No. 8 in the WIAA’s first Class 4A state RPI rankings this week, West Valley improved to 3-1 in the CBBN and 5-1 for the season. The Rams will finish this three-game series with a doubleheader at Sunnyside on Friday.
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Navarro, Yanez (6), Mungia (6) and Arteaga; Mills, Sullivan (6) and Hannon-Renteria.
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Davis' boys soccer team extended its home winning streak to three games with its most impressive win yet on Tuesday.
Cipriano Acosta's second-half goal gave the Pirates a 1-0 win over Wenatchee, the last unbeaten team in CBBN play.
Goalkeeper Alex Capi made six saves to preserve the shutout for Davis, which will travel across town to face rival Eisenhower at Zaepfel Stadium Friday night.
First half: 1, Davis, Cipriano Acosta (Edwin Diaz), 51:00.
Second half: No goals.
Saves: Alex Capi 6; Wenatchee T. Russell 1.
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First half: No goals.
Second half: 1, Eastmont, Christian Maldonado, 41:00.
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DAVIS 11, EASTMONT 8: At Davis, the Pirates fell behind 8-0 but erupted for 10 runs in the bottom of the fourth inning to keep their unbeaten record.
Nathan Gonzalez and Corbyn Aills both hit triples in the big inning and combined for seven RBI as the Pirates moved to 7-0 in league and 8-0 overall. Davis resumes the series with a doubleheader at Eastmont on Friday.
Davis highlights: Nathan Gonzalez 1-3, 3b, run, 4 RBI; Corbyn Aills 1-4, 3b, run, 3 RBI; Trent Williams 3-3, 2b, run; Chase Hansen 2-3, 2 2b, 3 runs, RBI, 4 IP, 2 ER, 6 BB, 6 K; Joel Fernandez 1-3, 2b, run.
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WENATCHEE 7, EISENHOWER 1: At Wenatchee, Jacob Manley doubled and scored for the Cadets. They'll host Wenatchee for two games on Friday.
Ike highlights: Anson Schumacher 1-3, 2b; Machai Lincecum 1-3, 2b; Jacob Manley 1-3, 2b, run.
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DEER PARK 12, ELLENSBURG 11: At Ellensburg, Ryker Fortier and Cade Gibson contributed three hits each, including a double, but the Bulldogs lost an early 7-3 lead. They'll host Cedar Park Christian in a nonleague doubleheader on Saturday.
Ellensburg highlights: Ryker Fortier 3-5, 2b, 3 runs, sb; Cade Gibson 3-4, 2b, 3 runs, 2 RBI; Joe Bugni 2-5, run, 2 RBI; Garrett Loen 2-3, 2b, 2 RBI; Luke Sterkel 2-4, RBI; Jack Morrill 2-3, run, 2 RBI.
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KITTITAS 21, LA SALLE 5: At Kittitas, Michael Towner hit for the cycle and drove in seven runs to lead the Coyotes.
Highlights: Jacob Rettig (LS) 2-3, RBI; Eddie Messer (LS) 1-3, HR; Zach Silva (LS) 1-1, 2b, run; Michael Towner (K) 4-4, 2b, 3b, HR, 2 runs, 7 RBI; Conner Coles (K) 1-3, 2b, 2 runs, 2 RBI; Camden Eddings (K) 3-4, 3b, 2 runs, 2 RBI; Hunter Smith (K) 2-4, 3b, 2 runs, 2 RBI; Jet Tamez (K) 3-3 2b, HR, 3 runs, 5 RBI; B. Coles (K) 1-2, 2b, 2 runs, RBI.
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East Valley's perfect record in boys soccer faced one of its toughest tests yet when Othello visited with its 4-0 CWAC record Saturday afternoon.
The Red Devils proved up to the challenge thanks to a Diego Lopez goal two minutes into overtime to give them their ninth straight win to start the season. Brandon Garcia put East Valley on the board early off an assist from central midfielder Eli Juarez.
Selah's set to visit the Red Devils (5-0, 9-0) on Saturday in a rematch of a game they won 3-0 last month at Selah, which beat visiting Prosser 2-1 last Saturday. Grandview won at Ellensburg in other CWAC action.
First half: 1, East Valley, Brandon Garcia (Eli Juarez), 10:00; 2, Othello, 30:00.
Second half: No goals.
Overtime: 3, East Valley, Diego Lopez, 82:00.
Saves: Erik Sandoval (O) 2; Sam Gonzalez (EV) 3.
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TOPPENISH 2, HIGHLAND 0: At Toppenish, the Wildcats (4-0, 7-1-2) took over sole possession of first place thanks to second-half goals by Christopher Gutierrez and Alexander Magana. The Scotties absorbed their first loss and moved to 4-1 in league and 6-1 overall.
First half: No goals.
Second half: 1, Toppenish, Christopher Gutierrez, 50:00; 2, Toppenish, Alexander Magana, 76:00.
Saves: Jesus Gonzalez (H) 4; Hector Godinez (T) 2.
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Quigley runs 4:14
Selah's Cooper Quigley missed his 1,600-meter personal best by a little more than a second with a time of 4:14.81 and the Vikings won the boys team title at the Holder Relays on Saturday at Zaepfel Stadium.
His teammate, Shaun Salveson, improved his Valley best by a full second to win the 400 in 50.06 and Selah's 4x400 relay team lowered its Valley best to 3:33.14 in an easy win.
Eisenhower's Aiden Waddle ran a Valley-best 42.30 to win the 300 hurdles and Naches Valley's Julian Rodriguez topped 6-2 to win the high jump..
Ike's Isabela Alvarado took nearly seven seconds off her season best to win the 1,600 in 5:07.86 and she anchored the winning distance medley as the Cadets were runner-up to Richland in the girls team competition.
Naches Valley's Brooke Miles (3,200) and East Valley's Allison Bryan (100 hurdles) were local winners on the track, while La Salle's Isabella Kanelopoulos (shot), Ike's Mary Mickelson (discus) and Zillah's Mia Hicks (triple jump) claimed field-event victories. Hicks posted season bests of 34-4 in the triple jump and 100 (12.75 for third).
BOYS
Top teams: Selah 67, Lynnwood 61, Eisenhower 57. Local: Ellensburg 53, Naches Valley 23, Toppenish 17, La Salle 10, Wapato 9, East Valley 8, Zillah 6, Goldendale 6, Davis 2.
100: Jordan Whittle (Lynn) 11.32. 400: Shaun Salveson (Se) 50.06. 1600: Cooper Quigley (Se) 4:14.81. 3200: Logan Johns (Jackson) 10:17.97. 300H: Aiden Waddle (Ike) 42.30. 2k steeplechase: Daxtyn Castagnetta (Lynn) 6:44.83. 4x100: Lynnwood 44.52. 4x400: Selah (Rees, Quigley, Mooney, Salveson) 3:33.14. Distance medley: White River 11:23.56.
Shot: Charlie Vliem (Cedarcrest) 45-6. Discus: Jacob Raab (Richland) 136-9. Javelin: Lance Robinson (Rich) 148-11. HJ: Julian Rodriguez (NV) 6-2. PV: Elijah Lynch (Rich) 12-0. LJ: Keanan Humphreys (Rich) 19-9.25. TJ: Raymond Holycross (Bickleton) 40-8.75.
GIRLS
Top teams: Richland 99, Eisenhower 65, Jackson 42. Local: Selah 39.5, Naches Valley 38, Zillah 30, Ellensburg 27.5, East Valley 19, La Salle 18, Goldendale 10, Toppenish 9, Davis 6.
100: Braelyn Baker (Bear Creek) 12.13. 400: Baker (BC) 58.43. 1600: Isabela Alvarado (Ike) 5:07.86. 3200: Brooke Miles (NV) 11:45.34. 100H: Allison Bryan (EV) 16.95. 300H: Hannah Chang (Rich) 48.28. 2k steeplechase: Sonja Blycker (Cedarcrest) 7:39.92. 4x100: Richland 51.40. 4x400: Richland 4:09.27. Distance medley: Ike (Chavez, Reyes, Figueroa, Alvarado) 13:13.89.
Shot: Isabella Kanelopoulos (LS) 33-0. Discus: Mary Mickelson (Ike) 102-5. Javelin: Lexi Franklin (Rich) 103-8. HJ: Kaylie Pearson (Richland) 5-2. PV: Sydney Mohlman (Jackson) 10-6. LJ: Baker (BC) 17-6. TJ: Mia Hicks (Zillah) 34-4.
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CWAC
SELAH 6-9, EAST VALLEY 0-3: At East Valley, Carter Seely struck out 11 in a two-hitter and then drove in three runs in the next game to lead the Vikings to a sweep. Selah (5-1, 7-2) will host Lynden in nonleague games on Wednesday and Thursday.
Elsewhere in the CWAC, Othello swept Grandview 18-4 and 20-15.
Highlights — Game 1: Carter Seely (S) 2 H, 11 K; Grant Chapman (S) 2 hits; James Hull (S) 2 hits. Game 2: Chapman (S) 2 hits, 2b; Seely (S) 2 hits, 3 RBI; Kobe Taylor (EV) 2-3.
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ELLENSBURG 12-14; PROSSER 2-3: At Ellensburg, Ryker Fortier went 4-for-7 with a double and triple to lead the Bulldogs, who got 13 hits from 13 different players in the second game of a doubleheader sweep.
Cade Gibson added four hits and seven stolen bases for Ellensburg (5-1, 6-3).
Highlights — Game 1: Ryker Fortier (E) 3-4, 2b, 3b, 3 runs, 2 sb; Ty Estey (E) 3-4, 3b, 3 runs, 2 RBI, sb; Cade Gibson (E) 3-3, 3 runs, RBI, 4 sb; Luke Sterkel (E) 3-4, 2b, 2 RBI. Game 2: Reid Bala (E) 1-2, 2b, RBI; Jacob Reiner (P) 1-2, 2b, 2 runs; Josh Robillard (P) 1-2, 2b, run, RBI.
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NONLEAGUE
KITTITAS 10-11, DAYTON-WAITSBURG 0-0: At Dayton, Conner Coles took a perfect game into the fifth inning of a one-hit shutout with nine strikeouts and Camden Eddings nearly matched him with 10 strikeouts in a two-hit shutout to complete the doubleheader sweep for the Coyotes.
Kittitas highlights — Game 1: Blake Catlin 2-3, 2b, 3 runs, RBI, 2 sb; Conner Coles 2-2, 2 runs, 2 RBI, 5 IP, H, 9 K; Camden Eddings 2-3, 2b, run, 3 RBI; Colby Morris 2-3, 2 runs. Game 2: Catlin 2-4, run, 2 RBI, sb; Eddings 3-3, 2 runs, sb, 5 IP 2 H, 10 K; Jet Tamez 2-3, 2b, 2 runs, RBI; Bode Stermets 2-2, 2b, run, RBI, sb.
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CLE ELUM 5-14, WARDEN 4-4: At Cle Elum, Max Dearing went 5-for-6 with four runs and two RBI in a doubleheader sweep for the Warriors. Caleb Bogart added a double in each game for Cle Elum.
CE highlights — Game 1: Caleb Bogart 2-4, 2b, 2 runs; Max Dearing 2-3, run, RBI; Clay Titus 2-4, 2 RBI; Joshua Pickett 2-3. Game 2: Bogart 1-3, 2b, 2 runs, 2 RBI; Cole Singer 2-3, 3b, 3 runs, RBI; Joel Kelly 2-4, 3b, 2 runs, 2 RBI; Dearing 3-3, 2b, 3 runs, 2 RBI; Sam Dearing 2-3, 2 runs.
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CWAC
EAST VALLEY 5-2, SELAH 2-9: At East Valley, Madi Morrison's two hits, two runs and two RBI helped the Red Devils (3-1) pick up a win behind strong pitching by Allison Heater. The Vikings bounced back to win the second game thanks to a sixth-inning grand slam by Lauren Thomas, plus a home run and an 11-strikeout complete game from Aerin Lee.
East Valley (3-1, 5-3) plays at Grandview next Tuesday, and Selah (1-3, 2-6) hosts Ephrata on Saturday.
Highlights — Game 1: Madi Morrison (EV) 2-3, 2 runs, 2 RBI; Tinley Taylor (EV) 2b, 2 RBI; Brookelynn Powell (EV) 2b; Laci Ross (S) 1-3, 2b, RBI; Lauren Thomas (S) 2-2, 6 IP, 8 K; Allison Heater (EV) 7 IP, ER, 3 K. Game 2: Mimi Hagler (EV) 1-2, 2b; Aerin Lee (S) 1-2, HR, 2 runs, 3 RBI, 7 IP, 11 K; Thomas (S) HR, 4 RBI; Maddie Telles (S) 3-4, 2b, run; Ross (S) 2-4, RBI; Sydney Coons (s) 2-4, run.
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ELLENSBURG 33-27, PROSSER 2-4: At Prosser, Lily Case went 9-for-9 with two doubles, two triples, a home run and 12 RBI to lead the Bulldogs to a doubleheader sweep. Victoria Zimmerman added a home run in the second game and Kass Winter recorded five hits on the day for Ellensburg (4-0, 6-2), which will host Clarkston on Saturday.
Highlights — Game 1: Lily Case (E) 6-6, 2 2b, 3b, 7 RBI; Maddie Kennedy (E) 4-6, 2b, 5 RBI; Kass Winter (E) 3-4, 2 2b, 4 RBI; Alexis Gillespie (E) 3-4, 2b, 3 RBI; Chante Leadercharge (E) 3-5, 2b, 3 RBI; Allie Cromwell (P) 1-2, 2b, run; Caitlyn Killian (P) 1-2, RBI. Game 2: Victoria Zimmerman (E) 3-4, HR, 3 RBI; Case (E) 3-3, 3b, HR, 5 RBI; Jami Nelson(E) 3-3, 3b, 2 RBI; Winter (E) 2-2, 2b, 2 RBI; Laney Mayer 3-3, 2b, 3b, 3 RBI; Addy Allen (P) 2-3, 2 sb; Cromwell (P) 1-3, sb; Hanna Perkins (P) 1-3.
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KITTITAS 19-19, DAYTON-WAITSBURG 3-0: At Dayton, Reyse Phillips went 6-for-6 with six runs and four RBI to lead the Coyotes (6-1) to a sweep.
Kittitas highlights — Game 1: Hannah Moore 3-5, 2 runs, RBI; Rillee Huber 2-3, 3b, 2 runs, RBI; Reyse Phillips 4-4, 3 runs, 2 RBI; Shakina Miller 2-4, 2 runs, 2 RBI; Arianna Hillebrand 2-3, run, 2 RBI. Game 2: Phillips 2-2, 3 runs, 2 RBI; Miller 3-4, 2 runs, 2 RBI.
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School board elections were once low-profile affairs, but they’re in the spotlight this year, as district leaders face fierce debates over COVID-19 precautions, teaching race in schools and books in school libraries.
Voters considered these issues as they chose new school board members on Tuesday in some of the largest districts in the Kansas City area.
Eight candidates ran for two seats on the Park Hill school board after two incumbents did not seek reelection. Recently, the district has faced debates over COVID protocols and how to handle racist incidents.
Shereka Barnes and Daryl Terwilleger won the two spots on the board, both calling for more diversity and communication from district leaders.
Meanwhile, Liberty voters elected Daniel Currence and education law attorney Karen Rogers to their school board. On his campaign site, Currence calls for a return to "traditional values" and "right to a parental voice."
Duane Bartsch and Josiah Bechthold, who campaigned in North Kansas City on removing "age-inappropriate material" from school libraries, lost their elections.
In Independence, Anthony Mondaine was elected as the first Black person to serve on its school board.
Board members in most school districts serve three-year terms, while members in the Independence School District serve six-year terms. Voters chose two candidates for each race.
Below are the unofficial results for the Apr. 5 school board elections in Liberty, Lee’s Summit, Independence, North Kansas City, Raytown, Blue Springs, Hickman Mills and Park Hill school districts.Jackson County
Lee’s Summit School District
- Larry Anderson
Votes: 4,023
Percent: 16.35%
- Anne Geanes
Votes: 753
Percent: 3.06%
- Melissa Kelly Foxhoven
Votes: 2,672
Percent: 10.86%
- Mike Allen (Incumbent)
Votes: 3,078
Percent: 12.51%
- Joseph A. Yacaginsky
Votes: 406
Percent: 1.65%
- Heather Eslick
Votes: 6,202
Percent: 25.21%
- Jennifer Foley
Votes: 6,473
Percent: 26.31%
- William Lindsey
Votes: 904
Percent: 3.67%
Independence School District:
- Jill Esry (Incumbent)
Votes: 4,462
Percent: 30.70%
- Greg Gilliam
Votes: 2,639
Percent: 18.16%
- Anthony Mondaine
Votes: 3,398
Percent: 23.38%
- Jason Vollmecke
Votes: 2,081
Percent: 14.32%
- Matt Mallinson (Incumbent)
Votes: 1,886
Percent: 12.98%
Blue Springs School District:
- Rhonda Gilstrap (Incumbent)
Votes: 4,066
Percent: 36.29%
- Bobby Hawk (Incumbent)
Votes: 3,216
Percent: 28.71%
- Nick Bleess
Votes: 2,133
Percent: 19.04%
- William (Will) Hecht
Votes: 1,715
Percent: 15.31%
Raytown School District:
- Edith Marsalis
Votes: 349
Percent: 8.62%
- Bobbie Saulsberry (Incumbent)
Votes: 1,046
Percent: 25.84%
- Michael Watson
Votes: 724
Percent: 17.89%
- Natalie Johnson-Berry (Incumbent)
Votes: 1,468
Percent: 36.26%
- Alexis Christopher
Votes: 461
Percent: 11.34%
Hickman Mills School District
- Terri T. Barr-Moore
Votes: 882
Percent: 28.21%
- Beth Ann Boerger
Votes: 750
Percent: 23.98%
- Cecil E. Wattree (Incumbent)
Votes: 745
Percent: 23.82%
- John Charles Carmichael
Votes: 732
Percent: 23.41%
Clay County:
North Kansas City Schools
- Terry Ward (Incumbent)
Votes: 4,218
Percent: 22.05%
- Josiah Bechthold
Votes: 2,112
Percent: 11.04%
- Laura Wagner
Votes: 2,576
Percent: 13.47%
- Duane Bartsch
Votes: 2,277
Percent: 11.90%
- Andrew Corrao
Votes: 322
Percent: 1.68%
- Daniel Wartick
Votes: 4,254
Percent: 22.24%
- Susan Hines
Votes: 1,280
Percent: 6.69%
- Frances Yang (Incumbent)
Votes: 2,090
Percent: 10.93%
Question NO. 1
The district asked voters to approve a $140 million general obligation bond issue to build and renovate school facilities and acquire school buses. The bond issue is not expected to increase the district’s current debt-service tax levy.
Yes: 78.59%
No: 21.41%
Question NO. 2
The district also asked voters to permit the school board to raise the cap of its operating property tax levy. The move is not expected to increase the district’s total tax levy.
Yes: 71.31%
No: 28.69%
Liberty Public Schools
- Karen Rogers
Votes: 3,794
Percent: 25.96%
- Matthew Sameck
Votes: 3,451
Percent: 23.61%
- Daniel W. Currence
Votes: 3,725
Percent: 25.49%
- Kyle Christopher Bryant
Votes: 3,481
Percent: 23.82%
- James (Jim) Bates, (According to Ballotpedia and his campaign Facebook page, Bates unofficially withdrew from the race but still appeared on the ballot.)
Votes: 107
Percent: 0.73%
- Johnathan (Jon) Rhoad (According to Ballotpedia, Rhoad unofficially withdrew from the race but still appeared on the ballot.)
Votes: 57
Percent: 0.39%
Platte County
Park Hill School District
- Cory Terrell
Votes: 2,714
Percent: 16.35%
- Tammy M. Thompson
Votes: 2,811
Percent: 16.93%
- Daryl Terwilleger
Votes: 3,906
Percent: 23.53%
- Jason Richard Keck
Votes: 1,615
Percent: 9.73%
- Shereka Denice Barnes
Votes: 3,657
Percent: 22.03%
- Jeff Runyan
Votes: 943
Percent: 5.68%
- Christopher Robyn LaCour
Votes: 110
Percent: 0.66%
- Diona “Kelli” Johnson
Votes: 847
Percent: 5.10%
Proposition I
The district asked voters to approve a $137 million general obligation bond to build and renovate school facilities, including a new elementary school. The bond is not expected to increase the district’s current debt-service tax levy.
Yes: 74.01%
No: 25.99%
Proposition N
The district asked voters to permit the school board to raise the cap of its operating property tax levy. The move is not expected to increase the district’s total tax levy.
Yes: 65.83%
No: 34.17%
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EDITOR’S NOTE: The following story is the first in the series "Benelux Family Legacy," which features multigenerational stories from U.S. Army Garrison Benelux and tenant unit partners. This series explores the people who comprise the garrison and delves into the legacy they have created in the Benelux.
CHIÈVRES, Belgium – U.S. Army Garrison Benelux has evolved quite a bit over the decades, and the multi-generational workforce can tell that story.
“I started in May of ’81,” said Patrick Delmotte, the chief of communications and information technology for the garrison. “I remember when I started with punch cards – do you realize that? There was a keypuncher lady who was punching all the cards with a program.”
Patrick was 21 years old when he began his career at the garrison. His sister began working for the Army and Air Force Exchange Services before him starting in 1969. When Patrick joined, he was working in Hangar 3 for the Directorate of Logistics.
Though Patrick’s work takes him throughout the garrison, his office is in the headquarters building at Chièvres Air Base. Patrick’s son Charles works in the same building.
Charles Delmotte started his career at the garrison as a budget analyst in July 2020, a position his father, Patrick, also worked in during his career at the garrison.
They normally do not see much of each other during the workday.
“Well, sometimes he forgets his bread,” said Patrick. “So he sends me a text message saying can you bring me some bread?”
Aside from that, they have very different responsibilities. Patrick’s career has taken him through many different departments throughout the years. He worked his way up to a manager and then supervisor, later moving on to run a whole department.
Charles, on the other hand, is just beginning his career. The hardest part for him was figuring out how to establish himself in the same organization as his father.
At the beginning, Charles thought, “If I got the job, maybe it’s not because of me, but because of my father.”
“I had to prove much more than anyone else because they aren’t considering me as a person,” said Charles, “but considering me as the son of [Patrick].”
Working in the same organization as your parent might not be everyone’s cup of tea, but for the Delmottes they seem to have found their rhythm.
“It’s a strange feeling in the beginning,” said Patrick. “He’s not my son here.”
“Yeah, he’s a coworker,” said Charles.
While Charles is beginning his career, Patrick has years of experience and stories to tell about the garrison.
“I’ve been here for 41 years,” said Patrick. “When I arrived, I was the youngest one, one of the youngest ones. Now I’m the oldest one.”
As a 21-year-old living in Bauffe, Patrick used to ride his bike to work.
“When I started, I raced in the back of the air base,” said Patrick. “I rode my bike and there were no guards or nothing. From the back gate it was always open.”
In the years since, he has seen security measures change and evolve especially after 9/11. Patrick was working as a budget analyst at Caserne Daumerie at that time. In the days following the attacks, employees had to park their vehicles on the air base and walk over to Caserne Daumerie out of extra precaution.
Possibly the biggest evolution for Patrick involves technology.
“When I started, we had typewriters: not a computer, but typewriters,” he said. “Later on, we started to have a typewriter with some type of memory [built in].”
In the 90s came computers.
“There was one computer for 20 people.”
He explained how it was very basic with only email and a blue background with white text.
In 1996 the personal computer came to the garrison. This PC was of course shared by about ten other people. Slowly but surely everything evolved, and now many in the workforce cannot do their jobs without a computer.
“That’s one of the things that has evolved the most in the 40 years – going from a typewriter to a computer,” said Patrick.
The technological evolution he has seen goes hand in hand with his job working in IT. The nice thing for him is that, “You are always in the evolution. You are not behind, because I have no choice.”
For Charles, a newcomer relative to his father, the biggest change comes with the yearly budget.
“Every year is a budget change,” said Charles “They change everything.”
It is harder for him to see big change garrison-wide like his father.
“I see little change, but I cannot see big changes because I’m just here for two years,” he said.
Charles says his favorite part of the job is finding mistakes. They help him improve his skills by correcting, understanding, and improving his approach.
In the time the Delmottes have been at the garrison, the workforce itself has gone through major change.
“It’s quite unique,” said Patrick. “The good thing is you have lots of young people.” The birth of the younger generation brings in new ideas and news ways of doing things.
Charles on the other hand, enjoys the international aspect of the office.
“It’s interesting to have contact with people from other countries,” said Charles. “I’m not feeling like I’m in Belgium. I’m feeling more, between America and Belgium. It’s another part of the world here.”
The Delmottes have found a home at USAG Benelux.
“It just happened,” said Patrick.
When asked about the future of the garrison, Patrick jokes, “There have been Delmottes since ’69!”
If Charles works another 45 years, Patrick said, all his children can carry on the legacy.
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This series, "Benelux Family Legacy," will continue to explore the many stories and experiences from the people who make up U.S. Army Garrison Benelux and its tenant organizations. Further stories like this on the legacy created through the garrison’s multigenerational workforce are scheduled to be published every Wednesday for the next few weeks.
This work, Benelux Family Legacy: Patrick and Charles Delmotte, by Libby Weiler, identified by DVIDS, must comply with the restrictions shown on https://www.dvidshub.net/about/copyright.
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In a Facebook post, the department said multiple agencies were working a shots fired call in or near Tiffany Woods Apartments on Roosevelt Road and Woodside. Part of the Norton Shores Fire Department is assisting in the call.
Officials are asking the public to avoid the area if at all possible, as it is still an ongoing situation.
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PHOENIX — Devin Booker scored 32 points and the Phoenix Suns won their franchise-record 63rd game of the season Tuesday night, beating a Lakers team minus LeBron James 121-110 to eliminate Los Angeles from the play-in race and postseason play.
It was a tight game during the first half but Phoenix used a 29-9 run in the third quarter to create separation. The rest of the game was essentially a celebration for the Suns, who danced and dunked their way past the forlorn Lakers.
Los Angeles — playing without James for a second straight game because of a sprained ankle — has lost seven straight. Russell Westbrook scored 28 points while Anthony Davis added 21 points and 13 rebounds.
Deandre Ayton had 22 points for Phoenix (63-16), which avoided its first three-game losing streak of the season.
Even without James, the Lakers led for a big chunk of the first half. But the Suns started to take control late in the second quarter, and two straight alley-oops from Chris Paul to Ayton put Phoenix up 56-50.
The Suns took a 63-58 into halftime. Booker scored 16 points and Ayton added 14. Westbrook had 18 points for the Lakers before the break.
Phoenix pulled away in the third quarter, jumping to an 84-65 advantage in the first six minutes. Booker scored 16 points in the third and finished 12 of 22 from the field, including 6 for 9 from 3-point range.
Once the Suns built their big lead, the Lakers didn’t seem particularly interested in mounting a comeback. Los Angeles finished with 16 turnovers, plagued by the same poor decisions that have hurt the Lakers much of the season.
The Lakers have potentially five future Hall of Famers on their roster — James, Davis, Westbrook, Carmelo Anthony and Dwight Howard — and still couldn’t find a way to make the playoffs.
Davis and James missed significant chunks of the season with injuries and Westbrook never seemed to mesh well with his new team.
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At least two people were killed in severe storms that triggered strong winds and spawned numerous tornadoes across a large swath of the South on Tuesday,
The first fatality linked to the storm system occurred in the early morning hours in Whitehouse, Texas when a tree toppled onto the home of W. M. Soloman, 71.
Whitehouse Mayor James Wansley announced Soloman’s death and said trees fell on at least four other homes in the city.
On Tuesday night, as the storms moved east, a woman was killed in Pembroke, Georgia when a suspected twister ripped through the city, according to Matthew Kent, a county government spokesman.
In Pembroke, part of the roof of the Bryan County courthouse was ripped off during the severe weather and a local government building was also damaged.
Gage Moore, 23, was driving home from work in the county where Pembroke is located when he witnessed a tornado churning across the interstate.
“Everybody started slamming on brakes all around me,” Moore told The Associated Press.
“I could actually feel my truck shaking back and forth and hear the roar of it passing by. Thankfully we all stopped and left a huge gap in the interstate where it crossed.”
The storms also left behind a trail of damage in parts of Alabama and Mississippi.
Forecasters warned that more severe weather could impact areas from western Alabama to the Carolinas on Wednesday.
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An athlete of the 2022 Misawa Special Olympics throws a football into a goal during one of the games at Misawa Air Base, Japan, April 2, 2022. The athletes competing in the games were split into four groups and would compete in a game until it was time to switch with another team. Until then athletes could attempt as many times as they wanted while enjoying the festivities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Joao Marcus Costa)
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YOKOHAMA, Japan (Mar. 31-Apr. 2, 2022) Douglas Knight, the regional traffic safety officer for Navy Region Japan, teaches a Basic Rider's Course (BRC) for motorcycle safety at Yokohama, North Dock. For 75 years, CFAY has provided, maintained, and operated base facilities and services in support of the U.S. 7th fleet's forward deployed naval forces, tenant commands, and thousands of military and civilian personnel and their families.
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YOKOHAMA, Japan (Mar. 31-Apr. 2, 2022) Douglas Knight, the regional traffic safety officer for Navy Region Japan, teaches a Basic Rider's Course (BRC) for motorcycle safety at Yokohama, North Dock. For 75 years, CFAY has provided, maintained, and operated base facilities and services in support of the U.S. 7th fleet's forward deployed naval forces, tenant commands, and thousands of military and civilian personnel and their families.
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A freshly olive drab green painted Army trailer sits inside the paint booth at Logistics Readiness Center Benelux. No longer are people witnessing the desert tan color they’ve grown accustomed to for the past 20 plus years. Instead, it’s back to the days of old with a fresh coat of OD green, and a small team of painters at LRC Benelux is helping to make that happen. (U.S. Army courtesy photo)
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- German DAX futures -0.2%
- UK FTSE futures -0.1%
- Spanish IBEX futures flat
This follows a more mixed showing yesterday, though the DAX and CAC 40 did slump with the latter falling amid election risks starting to creep in. The overall risk tone remains more muted to start the day with US futures looking flattish after a notable drop yesterday amid more hawkish Fed talk.
The FOMC meeting minutes release later will be a key risk event to watch for Wall Street as such.
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AIRWAY HEIGHTS, Wash. — Airway Heights detained a man at Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center after a chase with a six-month-old baby in the car.
The baby was reported to be safe.
According to Airway Heights police, around 8 p.m., units responded to a call that a woman had been shot in the arm at a home near Treeline and First Ave. The caller also said that the man had taken a six-month old baby in a red van headed towards Sacred Heart.
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center was briefly placed on lockdown during the standoff. That lockdown has since been lifted.
Airway Heights police were pursuing that vehicle and were able to detain the man in the hospital parking lot. The wounded woman was taken to another hospital.
"There are no reported suspects at large, the double shooting remains an active investigation," Airway Heights Police Chief Brad Richmond said. "If there are any witnesses we ask that you call crime check so that investigators can contact you."
At this time, police do not know the connection between the two adults in the shooting. According Airway Heights police, this may be a domestic violence case.
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BUCHA, Kyiv Oblast — Police and other investigators walked the silent streets of ruined towns around Ukraine's capital, documenting widespread killings of unarmed civilians and other alleged war crimes by Russian forces that could draw tough new Western sanctions as soon as Wednesday.
While Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy kept up demands for war-crimes trials for Russian troops and their leaders, he and others increasingly warn that the Russians are regrouping for a new assault on Ukraine's east and south.
So far, Ukrainian forces are holding back Russian troops trying to push into the country's east, but they remain outnumbered in both troops and equipment, Zelenskyy said in a video address to his country late Tuesday.
“But we don’t have a choice — the fate of our land and of our people is being decided," he said. "We know what we are fighting for. And we will do everything to win.”
Over the past few days, a global outcry erupted over grisly images of what appeared to be intentional killings of civilians in Bucha and other towns before Russian forces withdrew from the outskirts of Kyiv. The evidence has led Western nations to expel scores of Moscow’s diplomats and propose further sanctions.
The U.S., in coordination with the European Union and Group of Seven big economies, is expected to roll out more sanctions Wednesday, including a ban on all new investment in Russia, a senior administration official said, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss the upcoming announcement.
Also, the EU’s executive branch proposed a ban on coal imports from Russia. It would be the first time the 27-nation bloc has sanctioned the country’s lucrative energy industry over the war. The coal imports amount to an estimated 4 billion euros ($4.4 billion) per year.
Zelenskyy spoke by video Tuesday to the U.N. Security Council about the suspected executions in the 6-week-old invasion that has seen countless other civilians killed by Russian shelling and airstrikes on cities and towns.
He said civilians in towns around Kyiv had been tortured, shot in the back of the head, thrown down wells, blown up with grenades in their apartments and crushed to death by tanks while in cars.
Zelenskyy said that both those who carried out the killings and those who gave the orders “must be brought to justice immediately for war crimes” in front of a tribunal similar to the one established at Nuremberg after World War II.
Moscow's U.N. ambassador, Vassily Nebenzia, said that while Bucha was under Russian control, “not a single local person has suffered from any violent action.” Reiterating what the Kremlin has contended for days, he said that video footage of bodies in the streets was “a crude forgery” staged by the Ukrainians.
“You only saw what they showed you,” he said. “The only ones who would fall for this are Western dilettantes.”
As Zelenskyy spoke to the diplomats, survivors of the monthlong Russian occupation showed investigators bodies of townspeople allegedly shot by Russian troops.
Police and other investigators walked the still largely empty streets of Bucha, where dogs wandered among ruined buildings and burned military vehicles. Officials snapped photos of the corpses before gathering up some of them.
Survivors who hid in their homes during the occupation, many of them beyond middle age, wandered past charred tanks and jagged window panes with plastic bags of food and other humanitarian aid. Red Cross workers checked in on intact homes.
Associated Press journalists in Bucha have counted dozens of corpses in civilian clothes and interviewed Ukrainians who told of witnessing atrocities. Also, high-resolution satellite imagery from Maxar Technologies showed that many of the bodies had been lying in the open for weeks, during the time that Russian forces were in the town.
The dead in Bucha included a pile of six charred bodies, as witnessed by AP journalists. It was not clear who they were or under what circumstances they died. One body was probably that of a child, said Andrii Nebytov, head of police in the Kyiv region.
Many of the dead seen by AP journalists appeared to have been shot at close range, and some had their hands bound or their flesh burned.
The AP and the PBS series “Frontline” have jointly verified at least 90 incidents during the war that appear to violate international law. The War Crimes Watch Ukraine project is looking into apparent targeted attacks as well as indiscriminate ones.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the images from Bucha revealed “not the random act of a rogue unit” but “a deliberate campaign to kill, to torture, to rape, to commit atrocities.” He said the reports of atrocities were “more than credible.”
“Only non-humans are capable of this,” said Angelica Chernomor, a refugee from Kyiv who crossed into Poland with her two children and saw the photos from Bucha. “Even if people live under a totalitarian regime, they must retain feelings, dignity, but they do not.”
Chernomor is among the more than 4 million Ukrainians who have fled the country in the wake of the Feb. 24 invasion.
Russia has rejected similar accusations of atrocities in the past by accusing its enemies of forging photos and video and using so-called crisis actors.
The chief prosecutor for the International Criminal Court at The Hague opened an investigation a month ago into possible war crimes in Ukraine.
Elsewhere in Ukraine, in Borodyanka, northwest of Kyiv, a 25-year-old, Dmitriy Yevtushkov, searched the rubble of apartment buildings and found that only a photo album remained from his family’s home.
In the besieged southern city of Mykolaiv, a passerby stopped briefly to look at the bright blossoms of a shattered flower stand lying among bloodstains, the legacy of a Russian shell that killed nine in the center of the city earlier this week. The onlooker sketched out the sign of the cross in the air, and moved on.
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, meanwhile, warned that in pulling back from the capital, Russian President Vladimir Putin's military is regrouping its forces in order to deploy them to eastern and southern Ukraine for a “crucial phase of the war." Russia's stated goal currently is control of the Donbas, the largely Russian-speaking industrial region in the east that includes the shattered port city of Mariupol.
“Moscow is not giving up its ambitions in Ukraine,” Stoltenberg said.
While both Ukrainian and Russian representatives sent optimistic signals following their latest round of talks a week ago, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Moscow will not accept a Ukrainian demand that a prospective peace deal include an immediate pullout of troops followed by a Ukrainian referendum on the agreement.
Edith M. Lederer at the United Nations, Yuras Karmanau in Lviv, Ukraine, and Associated Press journalists around the world contributed to this report.
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PHOENIX — It shouldn’t have come to this.
The hardest possible opponent. One star shelved with injury. Another grimacing with every other step. Praying for other results in other arenas to go their way.
But the Lakers’ mistakes, miscues and misfortunes accumulated a debt, and on Tuesday night at the Footprint Center, the tab came due.
A season that began with title-contending proclamations finally came tumbling down, as the Lakers (31-48) lost, 121-110, to the league-leading Phoenix Suns and were eliminated from the postseason with three games still remaining in the regular season. It was the Lakers’ seventh consecutive loss, all of them coming in games with increasingly severe stakes.
Russell Westbrook careened through the paint for 28 points, one of his better scoring games as a Laker, but it wasn’t enough. Anthony Davis trudged through the pain of a sprained right foot to claw for 21 points and 13 rebounds, but it wasn’t enough.
” I can say it’s not been due to a lack of effort: We have all put in the work,” coach Frank Vogel said. “Our guys stayed fighting right until the end.”
Well, not the very end.
When the Lakers crashed this season, they crashed hard – and their final meaningful game was no exception. After scrapping with the Suns (who eliminated them in the first round of last year’s playoffs) for a half, Phoenix laid into them in a 35-22 third quarter that made the ending plain as day.
On a fast break, Chris Paul tossed a lob to Mikal Bridges, who flexed and bellowed underneath the basket with his team up by 24. Coach Frank Vogel called a timeout, and his team trudged back to the bench with their heads cast down – already beaten in spirit with more than 15 minutes left.
Much of the work was done by Devin Booker, the 25-year-old Suns star who takes pleasure in tearing the Lakers apart. After scoring 47 points in last season’s first-round elimination game, he poured in 32 points to set fire to any remaining hope the Lakers had. Including last year’s playoffs, the Suns have now won the last seven meetings between the teams.
Only two years removed from their own title, the Lakers will now spend the playoffs at home. It is made all the more bitter by the assembly of star power and experience in their locker room.
“Anger. Disappointment,” Davis said of his stewing emotions after the loss. “Knowing what it takes to get to that championship level and the last two years, the last two seasons, we haven’t been able to do that.”
Over the course of months, injuries and an underachieving roster painted the Lakers into a corner in which they needed everything to go right to give them one last shot at redemption.
As was typical for this season, things went wrong.
As the Lakers tried to stave off the Suns in the second quarter, a critical piece of the Lakers’ doom clicked into place: The San Antonio Spurs – helmed by an old franchise rival in Gregg Popovich – managed to knock off the favored Denver Nuggets on the road without Dejounte Murray. In Sacramento, the New Orleans Pelicans successfully held off the Kings, drying up the Lakers’ routes to the play-in tournament between Nos. 9 and 10 in the Western Conference.
The Lakers had killed their own hopes in the last week, falling to the Pelicans twice, both home and away. Carmelo Anthony struggled to put a finger on why the team never found its backbone when times got most desperate.
“You didn’t see much of guys just straying away from each other: It’s weird,” he said. “We didn’t get it done, man, that’s all I can say. We didn’t get it done.”
One of the biggest blows to the Lakers’ fading postseason dreams came hours before tip-off, when the team ruled out LeBron James, whose left ankle was too stiff and sore to play despite the high stakes. James sat on the bench wearing a white “LAKE SHOW” T-shirt with caricatures of franchise greats: Magic Johnson, Wilt Chamberlain, Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe Bryant among them.
By virtue of his championship, James certainly has a place among them – but no revision of history can help this sputtering campaign be remembered as anything but a colossal failure.
The Lakers made their big move in July, trading for Westbrook while leaving other possible deals on the table. Around the “Big Three,” they assembled a veteran-laden roster with nine players 32 or older, including five who were at least 35 years old. While this philosophy was met with some public skepticism, the Lakers brashly declared their experience as a distinct advantage.
“We’ve got a bunch of guys who have been in this league for quite a while, that understand and know what it takes to win,” James said during media day in September. “That’s the business that we’re in – of winning. And doing it all the time, and not just on occasion.”
But the Lakers never won as consistently as they envisioned, in part because injuries immediately affected them. James missed a number of early games with an abdominal strain and other issues, and by December, Davis was out with a knee sprain. In total, the Lakers’ three stars played just 21 games together – but it’s not clear whether health would have made them a contender, given that they were only 11-10 when they teamed up.
Many of the veterans brought in as role players were discarded: Wayne Ellington, Kent Bazemore and Trevor Ariza were among the players who didn’t crack the rotation by the end of the season. Rajon Rondo and DeAndre Jordan didn’t finish the season on the roster. The Lakers filled in these spots with afterthoughts and underdogs: Avery Bradley, Austin Reaves, Stanley Johnson, Wenyen Gabriel and D.J. Augustin. One of their biggest offseason signings, Kendrick Nunn, never played.
All these problems compiled: The Lakers never won consecutive games after Jan. 7, and after Davis was injured before the All-Star break, the team went just 4-17 afterward, when serious teams make the push toward the playoffs. The Lakers simply wilted.
On Tuesday night, the Lakers met their fate with acceptance. Vogel shook hands with Suns coach Monty Williams curtly, then briskly walked off the court. Davis and James took their time to shake hands with old friends and teammates before heading back to the locker room. Westbrook was among the last Lakers to leave, his jersey untucked.
It’s unclear exactly how the Lakers will manage those stars going forward. Davis said his foot soreness was worse than usual, and though James needs two games to officially compete for a scoring title, it might seem an empty consolation prize after the season has fallen so far short of expectations.
They all entered Tuesday night knowing how grave their situation was. Said Vogel: “We understand where we’re at. But our backs are against the wall.”
All season long, there was never a worse position for the Lakers to be.
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"Sticks and stones may break my bones but words can never hurt me" I shouted at my third grade schoolmate who had been teasing me most of the way across High Street. I remember it vividly some 70-plus years later, although I'm not sure just exactly what words he had been using. The point I want to make is that what I yelled back at him was just the opposite of what I should have been saying. Words can and do hurt. We've all read of those whose lives were damaged or have taken their own lives as a result of the long-term effects of hurtful words.
It's not the fault of the words. They are merely a combination of letters from the alphabet, having no meaning until we combine them into words which do have meanings. It then becomes a matter of "what we say" as opposed to "what we do." It's easy to speak without giving it much thought. I think that many of us do that every day for most of the day. Words once said cannot easily be taken back. Maybe you should bite your tongue once in a while instead of blurting out the first thing that comes out of your mouth. Hurting yourself momentarily is usually better than hurting someone else's feelings.
I am a "word" person. My parents taught me to read long before I could hold a book. I have loved books for as long as I can remember and I would be lost without being able to get all kinds of reading material from the library. I have converted my husband to books. Growing up in a rural area during the Depression without a public library or easy access to books, and as a career engineer, he looked at books primarily for their practical value. But when you live with a lady who brings armsful of books home every week, some of which were definitely picked to interest you, you soon find yourself becoming a bookworm. My children read, my grandchildren read, and my great-grandchildren read. They really don't have any choice. And during this pandemic books have been a godsend.
There's a passage in the Bible that relates to the importance of words. It can be found at the end of the 19th Psalm: "May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, O God, my strength and my Redeemer." It is often used at the beginning of a prayer or a sermon, in effect asking God to be with the speaker. Is God with us as we speak? That's sort of a scary thought. Would the things I say be "pleasing in his sight"? I suspect not always.
It is only recently that I have made the connection between the words of the psalmist and my everyday life. How do the words that pop out of my mouth without much thought come across to those who hear them? If I were hearing those words instead of saying them, what would I think? How would they make me feel? It's not just the words that I say but also the thoughts or meditations of my heart. No thinking one thing but saying another! In other words, saying nice things when you really don't mean them just won't cut the ice!
Think of what could happen if everybody read those words from Psalm 19 every day and tried to follow them! If they became the first item on the agenda of every world leader, of every politician, of everyone whose everyday actions reflect on others: teachers, bankers, policemen, medical people, store owners, parents — you can add a dozen more, I'm sure. What if every one of us started our morning with that thought, that what we think and say should be pleasing to God.
Christa Caldwell, a lifelong resident of Lockport, is an active member of Emmanuel United Methodist Church where she chaired the Lenten Luncheons for many years and is currently co-chair of the Administrative Council. She served as the director of Lockport Public Library during its building expansion the computerization of its collection. She has served on many community boards including Lockport Savings Bank, Dale Association, Kenan Center, NIOGA Library System, Lockport High School Foundation, Western New York Foundation, and has just completed 12 years as chair of the Grigg Lewis Foundation.
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LENTEN INSPIRATIONS is a weekly series of reflections on the holy season of Lent. The authors were signed up to be the guest speakers for this year’s non-denominational Community Lenten Luncheon series in Lockport, which was canceled due to lingering concerns about Covid. Lenten Inspirations will be published every Wednesday through April 13.
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NIAGARA FALLS — The Niagara Orleans Land Improvement Corporation (NORLIC), often referred to as a land bank, will host the free workshop "How To Be A Better Landlord" on April 12, live and virtually. The guest speaker is Stephen Haagsma of Housing Opportunities Made Equal (HOME), the leading fair housing agency in Western New York.
The workshop is designed for landlords, property managers, land developers, or anyone else who manages property for rental or sale. Landlords will learn more about Fair Housing laws and their implications for owners or managers of real property.
Topics include Fair Housing law and protected classes, the impact of housing discrimination, avoiding discriminatory practices, best practices in application and screening processes, reasonable accommodation and modification, landlord rights and responsibilities, and evictions and Small Claims Court.
“The mission of NORLIC is to acquire vacant and abandoned properties and return them to productive use, creating a better community for future generations,” said project manager Matthew Chavez. “Hopefully that means we can build vibrant neighborhoods in places that are now weighed down with blight. But part of that equation means landlords and tenants have to live up to their responsibilities."
The workshop is scheduled from 5:30 to 7 p.m. next Tuesday at TReC, 616 Niagara St. Virtual attendance is an option as well. Register for the workshop at https://tinyurl.com/4226k62f.
According to Chavez, "How To Be A Better Landlord" is the first in a series of landlord and tenant-focused seminars being organized by NORLIC.
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ALBANY — One of the most closely watched proposals in state budget negotiations is aimed at addressing low wages for home health aides as providers cope with a worsening staffing crisis.
Struggling to recruit employees due to wages typically at the upstate minimum wage — $13.20 per hour — providers say they have been unable to match the pay being offered at most fast-food restaurants and warehouses for big-box department stores.
“We find that people like working in home care,” said Bryan O’Malley, director of the Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Association of New York State. “They just can’t afford to.”
For many people needing the services of an aide, the consequence of not having enough staffers to go around is that they could end up staying in hospitals or nursing homes even when they don’t need that level of care, he noted.
An estimated 17% of home care jobs in New York are now unfilled. Because of turnover, some 26,000 new workers have to be hired each year just to keep up with demand, advocates said.
Under the proposal that is the subject of budget negotiations, by setting the pay for home care workers at 150% of the highest minimum wage — now $15 per hour for fast-food workers in the upstate region — those aides would be getting paid $22.50 per hour.
The legislation, known as Fair Pay for Home Care, was approved in the one-house budget bills passed last month by both the Assembly and Senate.
That was enough to advance the proposal to the final spending negotiations, though Gov. Kathy Hochul had backed a different approach — awarding workers $3,000 bonuses — in her proposed budget.
Fair Pay for Home Care is drawing bipartisan support.
Sen. Mike Martucci, R-Orange County, the first GOP senator to co-sponsor the legislation, said he believes it would make a critical difference in helping senior citizens “age in place” as opposed to being redirected to nursing homes, where caring for them would be far more expensive.
“I see this as a way to help control long-term costs because some people end up in nursing homes not because they need that level of care but because they can’t receive any care at home,” Martucci told CNHI. “There’s no one to do it. So they have no choice but to find their way into a nursing center.”
With budget negotiations being carried out in private by representatives for Hochul and legislative leaders, the senator said it is difficult to gauge the chances of the proposal ending up in the final budget.
“Certainly, the bill has a lot of bipartisan support in both the Assembly and the Senate,” Martucci said, “so I remain optimistic that it will be a priority.”
The proposal has broad support from communities in New York’s North Country, said Assemblyman Billy Jones, D-Plattsburgh.
“We want our loved ones and our neighbors to be able to stay in their homes, and to do that you have to pay the people who take care of them a fair wage,” Jones said. “In the long run, this is a much more cost-efficient approach.”
There is no organized opposition to the proposal.
The need for more home care aides is expected to grow at a fast pace, with projections indicating that the population of adults age 85 and older in the U.S. will quadruple by 2040.
An analysis by the City University School of Labor and Urban Studies indicated that if the higher pay rate is provided to home health aides the state would realize net economic benefits of more than $1 billion in economic benefits through savings, revenue increases and economic activity.
That report noted that the state Department of Health has designated $1.6 billion from the American Rescue Plan funding to New York for the home and community-based services that it oversees.
The federal funding could cover all of the pay increases for the fiscal year that began last week, and a sizable amount of what the program would need in the following year, according to the report.
O’Malley said he remains “cautiously optimistic” that at least some form of the Fair Pay proposal will be included in a final budget.
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I received a post card the other day from state senator Robert Ortt warning me, in the midst of a cold winter, that I might be made even colder in years to come under a new state action plan on climate change. The card warned that starting in 2030 we would no longer be able to get new gas furnaces, stoves, or clothes dryers, and that gasoline-powered cars would no longer be for sale in New York starting in 2035. The senator wrote, “Well intended as it might be, this Plan could mean even higher energy and consumer costs for you.”
The plan Mr. Ortt is referring to comes with a classically bureaucratic name: The New York State Climate Action Council Draft Scoping Plan. I skimmed through its pages over the weekend, all 331 of them. The plan is a true masterpiece in how to hide what is important under an avalanche of words designed to make people never want to read it. Here’s an example: “Regardless, any transition must be carefully planned, detailed, and clearly communicated to ensure that expectations are aligned across stakeholders.”
What does that even mean?
Most of those 331 pages are dedicated to telling us why the state needs to move swiftly away from the fossil fuels that cause climate change, a premise that I agree with. Far fewer pages actually say what specific actions the plan would recommend to state lawmakers. You couldn’t make it less accessible to average citizens if you tried. Finding the specific policies that Ortt is referring to was no easy task.
On gas furnaces, the report says (on page 129): “2030: Adopt zero emission standards that prohibit gas/oil replacements (at end of useful life) of heating and cooling and hot water equipment for single-family homes and low-rise residential buildings with up to 49 housing units.”
What does this mean (and not mean) in concrete terms?
It does not mean that in January 2030 you will no longer be able to use a gas furnace in your home or that you will be required to buy a new electric one when the gas unit you have works just fine. What it does mean is that after 2030, when your gas furnace does need to be replaced (this could be in 2040 or later if your furnace is relatively new), you will need to make the transition to an electric one. The plan includes financial incentives to help pay for the change.
State environmental planners warn that because gas is a major contributor to climate change it is going to get phased out eventually. It is a waste, they say, for New York to keep sinking more money into the gas infrastructure that would be needed to keep servicing gas appliances 20 or 30 years down the road. It would be like investing in Blockbuster Video after the entire world migrated to Netflix. Ortt got the phase-out target date for new gas clothes dryers and stoves wrong by five years. It’s actually 2035.
On the matter of gasoline automobile sales, the plan takes a very deep dive into bureaucratic gobbledygook to get to the answer to that (on page 103). The New York plan is essentially: Adopt California’s new plan to transition to zero emission cars. But when you look at the actual California plan that New York would copy, it does not say: It will be illegal to buy a gasoline-automobile from 2035 onward. What it says is: “It shall be a goal of the State that 100 percent of in-state sales of new passenger cars and trucks will be zero-emission by 2035.”
To be clear, a goal and a prohibition on the sale of gasoline cars are not the same thing. I might have a goal to lose five pounds by summer, but if I come up short that doesn’t mean I stop eating. We ought to have ambitious goals that would let us drive to our jobs without making climate change an even worse crisis for our children to deal with. But the transition is big and it is complicated, so the path has to be practical as well.
If you are part of that small minority in the United States that doesn’t believe climate change is real (or don’t care about it because you expect to be dead by the time things get really bad) then none of this make any sense. But if you do believe in the science of climate change and do worry about the future we are handing our children, then making the transition away from fossil fuels is really important, but also not a simple thing.
It’s easy to toss out one-line warnings on a post card and make people feel like state bureaucrats are coming for our furnaces. It is harder to bring forward the facts in a more complete way, free of all the bureaucratic jargon. What we need to do, as citizens, is look closer at what is actually being proposed, call out what doesn’t make sense for our communities, and offer up smarter alternatives. This is the homework of democracy.
If Senator Ortt is sincere in his desire to help us make our voices heard, a more effective thing to do would be to bring some of the state officials who helped put the plan together here to Lockport, to present that plan to the community — in plain language. These issues are important. They should not be buried under indecipherable gibberish or just turned into political fodder. What we need from our state leaders is real information, and an informed and thoughtful discussion about the way forward.
Jim Shultz is the founder and executive director of the Democracy Center and a father and grandfather in Lockport. He can be emailed at jimshultzthewriter@gmail.com.
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Volunteer: a person who offers oneself for a particular task.
With busy lives, it can be hard to find time to volunteer. However, the benefits of volunteering can be enormous. One of the best known benefits is the impact on the community. Volunteering allows you to connect to your community and make it a better place.
Volunteering offers vital help to people in need, worthwhile causes and the community, but the benefits can be even greater for you. Volunteering gives you the opportunity to practice and develop your social skills, since you are meeting regularly with people that share common interests. Volunteering is a fun and easy way to explore your interests and passions. Doing volunteer work can be a relaxing, energizing escape from your day-to-day routine of work, school or family commitments. Volunteering also provides you with renewed creativity, motivation and vision that can carry over into your personal and professional life. Dedicating your time as a volunteer helps you make new friends, expand your network, and boost your social skills.
If you’re considering a new career, volunteering can help you get experience in your area of interest and meet people in the field. Volunteering offers you the chance to try out a new career without making a long-term commitment. It is also a great way to gain experience in a new field. In some fields, you can volunteer directly at an organization that does the kind of work you’re interested in.
Even if you’re not planning on changing careers, volunteering gives you the opportunity to practice important skills used in the workplace, such as teamwork, communication, problem solving, project planning, task management and organization. You might feel more comfortable stretching your wings at work once you’ve honed these skills in a volunteer position first. Your volunteer work might also expose you to professional organizations or internships that could benefit your career.
Giving to others can also help protect your mental and physical health. It can reduce stress, combat depression, keep you mentally stimulated and provide a sense of purpose. While it’s true that the more you volunteer, the more benefits you’ll experience, volunteering doesn’t have to involve a long-term commitment or take a huge amount of time out of your busy day. Giving in even simple ways can help those in need and improve your health and happiness.
Volunteering helps counteract the effects of stress, anger and anxiety. The social contact aspect of helping and working with others can have a profound effect on your overall psychological well-being. Nothing relieves stress better than a meaningful connection to another person.
Volunteering combats depression. It keeps you in regular contact with others and helps you develop a solid support system, which in turn protects you against depression.
Volunteering makes you happy. By measuring hormones and brain activity, researchers have discovered that being helpful to others delivers immense pleasure. Human beings are hard-wired to give to others. The more we give, the happier we feel.
Volunteering increases self-confidence. You are doing good for others and the community, which provides a natural sense of accomplishment. Your role as a volunteer can also give you a sense of pride and identity. And the better you feel about yourself, the more likely you are to have a positive view of your life and future goals.
Volunteering provides a sense of purpose. Older adults, especially those who have retired or lost a spouse, can find new meaning and direction in their lives by helping others. Whatever your age or life situation, volunteering can help take your mind off your own worries, keep you mentally stimulated, and add more zest to your life.
Volunteering helps you stay physically healthy. Studies have found that those who volunteer have a lower mortality rate than those who do not. Older volunteers tend to walk more, find it easier to cope with everyday tasks, are less likely to develop high blood pressure, and have better thinking skills. Volunteering can also lessen symptoms of chronic pain and reduce the risk of heart disease.
When it comes to volunteering, passion and positivity are the only requirements. While learning new skills can be beneficial to many, it’s not a requirement for a fulfilling volunteer experience. Bear in mind that the most valuable assets you can bring to any volunteer effort are compassion, an open mind, a willingness to pitch in wherever needed, and a positive attitude.
National Volunteer Month in April celebrates the impact volunteers have on our lives and encourages active volunteerism in generations to come.
Youth Mentoring Services is recruiting volunteers for:
Community Based Mentor for one-to-one match — Requires a one-year commitment of approximately 50 hours, which can be in a group setting (two Saturdays per month, two hours per session) or on your schedule.
Site Based Mentor for a summer program — One to four days a week (one to two hours) from the last week in June through the third week in August. Activities include ice skating, assisting with group instruction and field trips.
Maintenance/Yard Work — This position includes biweekly garden upkeep and maintenance projects as needed.
Golf Tournament –—Scheduled for June 20, volunteers are needed for setting up auction and “manning” a station on the golf course.
Call Nina at 716-434-1855 for more information on how you can make a difference.
Sue Capell is the executive director / CEO of Youth Mentoring Services in Niagara County.
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CHEER: As New York state budget making reportedly heads to the finish line this week, competing measures are on the table to create some relief for motorists confronting the suddenly high cost of gas. First there was a proposal to suspend the state sales tax on fuel and now there’s one calling for a one-time direct rebate of $250 to every resident who has a registered motor vehicle. A gas tax holiday, while favored by this page a few weeks ago, is not without its critics, some of whom point out, correctly, that a gas tax holiday doesn’t automatically translate to relief at the pump for consumers. A proposal by state Sen. Elijah Reichlin-Melnick, D-Nanuet, would provide that direct relief and on the state Energy Research and Development Authority’s dime. When these ideas are presented side-by-side, the direct rebate frankly sounds better and more effective. Hopefully it’s the one that rises to the top as the 2022-2023 budget bills are hammered out.
CHEER: The newly formed Community Health Workgroup has put up a community health survey, inviting Niagara County residents to suggest, confidentially, where we and our neighbors could use some help to improve overall physical and mental health in our county. The Community Health Workgroup is composed of agents of the county health and mental health departments and the three hospitals in the county, and its charge is to build a plan to improve the health of local communities. The online survey (https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Niagara2022) is quick and simple and, interestingly, it offers respondents a place to weigh in on issues in the community that don’t necessarily affect them personally. We all “see” things out there. This survey is an opportunity to share your observations with the workgroup and, in 10 minutes or less, help advance the cause of a healthier community.
JEER: We were all for the plastic bag ban in New York state, while the plastic shopping bags had their uses, the bad outweighed the good in terms of stray bags making their way into the environment. These days, there’s a definite difference in the amount of stray plastic bags blowing in the wind. Paper bags aren’t always the easiest to use, and they often cost a little bit extra, but they do the job — except in one case: Walmart. This isn’t an attack on Walmart, the store has pretty much everything we need and we know it’s a good local partner to several community groups. But the paper bags … something must be done about the paper bags. It’s like they’re made out of something just slightly tougher than tissue paper. How many out there haven’t even made it across the parking lot before their bag is tearing and groceries are spilling on to the pavement? Countless shoppers, we expect. It’s maddening. Is it on purpose? Is this to encourage the use of more permanent shopping bags? If that’s the case, Walmart is doing a masterful job.
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BUFFALO — Victor Olofsson had a goal and an assist in the third period to lead the Buffalo Sabres past the Carolina Hurricanes 4-2 on Tuesday night.
Jeff Skinner, Casey Mittelstadt and Dylan Cozens also scored for the Sabres, and Craig Anderson made 32 saves in the opening game of a home-and-home set with the Hurricanes.
Earning a point for the ninth time in 10 games (6-1-3), Buffalo held off being eliminated from the playoffs for an NHL-record 11th consecutive season.
“We’re super confident as a group right now,” Olofsson said.
Nino Niederreiter had a goal and an assist for Carolina. Jesper Fast also scored, Jordan Staal had two assists, and Frederik Andersen stopped 18 shots.
The Metropolitan Division-leading Hurricanes have lost consecutive games in regulation while on the cusp of reaching 100 points for the second time in franchise history and clinching a fourth straight playoff berth. They lead the New York Rangers by two points in the division standings, with one fewer game played.
Niederreiter called the Hurricanes’ performance “unacceptable.”
“We just took the game for granted,” he said. “Thought it was going to be an easy game. And that wasn’t the case.”
Rasmus Dahlin set up Olofsson’s go-ahead goal with 7:42 remaining in the third period. Dahlin sent a stretch pass from the blue line to the left circle, where a wide-open Olofsson sniped a wrist shot to the far corner for his 16th goal.
“He’s an elite shooter,” Dahlin said. “When he’s in his office, you have to give him the puck. He knows what to do down there.”
Cozens added an insurance goal, his 13th, off the rebound from Olofsson’s shot on a power play with 4:49 left.
Overcoming a wrist injury that caused him to miss 10 games and contributed to a 30-game scoreless stretch, Olofsson has tallied four goals and three assists over his past five games.
“I feel way more confident right now,” Olofsson said. “The puck seems to keep finding the net, which is a little bit of a relief, and makes things a lot easier.”
Niederreiter tied it for the Hurricanes 4:10 into the third period. Staal threaded a pass from behind the net between two Sabres defenders to set up Niederreiter in the slot for his 22nd goal.
That came after the Hurricanes played “just a terrible second period,” Hurricanes coach Rod Brind’Amour said. “Had a great third. But it’s too late. Leave it up to chance. We got what we deserved there.”
Buffalo went ahead 2-1 on goals from Skinner and Mittelstadt early in the second period. Skinner, a former Hurricane, finished a 2-on-1 with Tage Thompson to score his 29th at 1:21, and Mittelstadt got his fourth goal 4:38 later on a wrist shot from the right circle.
Staal recorded his 600th NHL point on Fast’s goal that gave the Hurricanes the lead at 14:58 of the first. Carolina’s captain poked the puck away from Buffalo’s Cody Eakin in the offensive zone, and Niederreiter’s backhand pass found Fast alone in front of the net for his 12th goal.
PLAYOFF IMPLICATIONS
Carolina can secure a playoff spot with one more victory following the New York Islanders’ loss to the Dallas Stars on Tuesday night. The Hurricanes host the Islanders on Friday.
“We’ve got to play our game and make sure we have good habits going into every game,” Fast said. “It’s not like you can just push a button and then you’re ready to go. Every game, you’ve got to be ready and play the right way.”
The Sabres will be eliminated from the postseason if the Washington Capitals earn a standings point against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Wednesday night, or with another loss.
“It’s a daunting task ahead each and every night,” Sabres coach Don Granato said. “But our guys are showing progress. And that’s what we wanted from day one.”
NOTABLE
Carolina had won 11 in a row against Buffalo, its longest streak against a single opponent in franchise history. … Hurricanes forwards Sebastian Aho and Teuvo Teravainen each snapped seven-game point streaks. … Sabres forward Kyle Okposo played in his 900th NHL game. ... Skinner has a point in all six games he's played against his former team. … Hurricanes center Steven Lorentz, the grandson of former Sabres player and longtime broadcaster Jim Lorentz, replaced Derek Stepan on the fourth line after being scratched in consecutive games. It was the first time in 105 NHL games that the 25-year-old Lorentz played in Buffalo.
UP NEXT
Carolina hosts Thursday night’s series finale. A win would give the Hurricanes 100 points in 71 games, matching the pace set by the 2005-06 team that finished with 112 points (52-22-8) and won the Stanley Cup.
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Plans for a new hospital in North Georgia may be in jeopardy Tuesday night after one of the system's competitors filed a motion to stop it.
CHI Memorial Hospital has plans to move from an older hospital in Fort Oglethorpe to build a new one in Ringgold.
"This is where the growth is and this is where the hospital should be," said Angie Stiggins, administrator for CHI Memorial Hospital Georgia. "There's no one in Catoosa, Walker, Dade Counties that should have to cross the state line to get their healthcare."
The Parkridge Health System filed a motion with the state of Georgia to halt the approval of CHI Memorial's certificate of need. The hospital needs that to have permission to build the hospital.
Stiggins said the hospital filed for the certificate because the hospital in Fort Oglethorpe they currently operate out of is aging and in need of upgrades.
"We made a promise to the community and to the community leaders that we would put a new hospital out here on the parkway on Battlefield Parkway," said Stiggins.
The new hospital would be added to the current center in Ringgold. The system wants to expand its current operations too.
By making the move, the hospital will be able to upgrade and expand its current operations. The system plans to expand its inpatient departments like surgery and ER. They estimate it could triple the number of patients they're able to serve.
"Everything that they could need is going to be right there in that general area," said Catoosa County Commission Interim Chair Chuck Harris. "The citizens of Georgia deserve that and shouldn't be told by a Tennessee hospital you have to take sub-standard care or come to see us."
Local 3 News contacted Parkridge Health System to ask why they filed the motion, but have not heard back.
"We're receiving opposition from an entity that's across the state line that doesn't even come into Georgia to offer care to their residents," said Stiggins.
The deadline for the state to approve CHI Memorial's certificate of need is April 29. If its approved, the hospital will break ground this summer and it will open by the fall of 2024.
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Three men are now in custody in connection with a mass shooting in downtown Sacramento, California, though only one has been officially charged and made a court appearance as of Tuesday evening.
The shooting took place just after 2 a.m. PT Sunday and left six people dead, 12 wounded and a chaotic crime scene littered with more than 100 shell casings.
Daviyonne Dawson, 31, was the latest arrest Tuesday, police said, for "being a prohibited person in possession of a firearm." Police say Dawson was seen carrying a gun in the immediate aftermath of the shooting, but believe that gun was not fired in the melee.
Dawson has not been charged with crimes directly related to the shootings, police said.
The other two men arrested are brothers -- Dandrae Martin, 26, and Smiley Martin, 27 -- who were taken into custody Monday and Tuesday. The brothers are believed to be responsible for firing into the downtown crowd, according to Sacramento Police Officer Chad Lewis, though he named only Dandrae Martin.
"He (Dandrae) was charged with assault with a firearm," Lewis said Tuesday, but did not rule out the prospect of others having fired shots. "There could be more than the two shooters we're already aware of," Lewis said.
Dandrae Martin has been charged with felony possession of a firearm. He made his first appearance in court Tuesday, but did not enter a plea. Smiley Martin is facing charges of possessing a machine gun.
"That firearm was modified from its original condition with a component that made it capable of firing automatic gunfire and would classify it as a machine gun by California law," Lewis said.
The Martin brothers were among the dozen people injured in the shooting.
Dandrae Martin's next court date is April 26, where his bail is expected to be set. His attorney, Linda Parisi, said Martin was "very somber" during their brief discussion, adding she feels the response to gun violence should be bigger than just one case.
"This is not just a criminal justice issue, and it is narrow-sighted to say well all we have to do is address what happened on this occasion, have it processed through the criminal justice," she told reporters. "It's bigger than that and we need to address that. People are suffering, all people. As I say, everyone is touched by gun violence."
The shooting in Sacramento was one of more than 120 mass shootings in the United States this year and one of at least 10 shooting incidents over the weekend.
A fight may have preceded the shooting
The shooting happened just after 2 a.m. PT in a bustling part of downtown, a few blocks from the California State Capitol, Sacramento City Hall and the Golden 1 Center, where the city's NBA team plays home games.
A video posted on social media appears to show an altercation before the shooting, police said Sunday. "We are currently working to determine what, if any, relation these events have to the shooting," the statement said.
Search warrants were executed at three homes and at least one handgun was recovered, according to the Sunday statement, and authorities said they had received more than 100 video or photo files on a tip portal.
Detectives have since found "hundreds of items of evidence at the scene," including more than 100 shell casings, police said in a Tuesday news release. Investigators also located a stolen handgun that was "found to have been converted to a weapon capable of automatic gunfire," police said.
At least three buildings and three cars were hit by bullets, according to police.
"There were a lot of shots fired that night, and hence the complexity of the investigation," police chief Katherine Lester told CNN affiliate KCRA. Lester has said there were multiple shooters and that a large fight preceded the gunfire.
The youngest victims were 21
The Sacramento County Coroner's Office on Monday identified the six victims who died:
- Johntaya Alexander, 21
- Melinda Davis, 57
- Sergio Harris, 38
- Joshua Hoye-Lucchesi, 32
- Yamile Martinez-Andrade, 21
- Devazia Turner, 29
During an emotional vigil Monday night, members of the Sacramento community and officials expressed frustration with repeated instances of gun violence in the city and called for action to prevent more shootings.
The shooting over the weekend was the second mass shooting in Sacramento in the past five weeks. On February 28, a man fatally shot three of his children and another man at a church. The gunman took his own life, authorities said.
Mayor Darrell Steinberg said solutions -- not well wishes -- are needed to help change the trajectory of gun violence in America.
"Thoughts and prayers are not enough," he said. "It is beyond time to have a sane conversation (about) guns in America. We have a sickness -- it's a sickness in our country, it's a sickness in our culture."
Sacramento will keep investing in programs focused on early intervention and violence prevention for young people, he said.
"In our city, we will take stock and we will do everything we can -- on the investment side, on the public safety side, on the gun side -- to protect the public," Steinberg said.
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Republican Connie Conway is leading the field in early returns in the race to replace former GOP Rep. Devin Nunes, but so far she is well below the majority she would need to win outright in this first round and avoid a June runoff.
Conway is the best-known of the six contenders who are vying to replace Nunes, a close ally of former President Donald Trump who announced late last year that he was leaving Congress to head the Trump Media & Technology Group. Nunes resigned in January and vacated his seat in the California congressional district that covers much of Fresno and Tulare counties.
Conway represented many of the region's voters as a former Tulare County supervisor and former minority leader in the state Assembly. She had presented herself as a strong supporter of Trump who was best-suited to fill the remaining months of Nunes' term because of her relationships with lawmakers throughout California and in Washington.
The vacancy created an unusual situation because the winner who fills Nunes' seat is likely to only serve for a few months in Congress. The district, which covers portions of Fresno and Tulare counties, was broken into pieces by California's non-partisan redistricting commission when they created the state's new congressional maps. Under the new lines, much of Nunes' old district will become part of the new 21st District, anchored by Fresno, where veteran Democratic Rep. Jim Costa is the front-runner in what is considered a safe seat for his party.
In part because of the brevity of the assignment, the primary race to replace Nunes among four Republicans and two Democrats was congenial, focusing largely on local issues like drought and the struggle to get more water to farmers in the Central Valley.
The major divide among the candidates was between those who said they were only focused on the Nunes seat and those who were simultaneously seeking another congressional office for the term that begins in 2023.
Conway argued voters should support her because she would serve in a "caretaker" role and not use the office as a "stepping stone" to another congressional office, promising to focus on unfinished district work including helping constituents troubleshoot problems like passport delays and Social Security benefits.
Three of the candidates -- Republicans Matt Stoll and Michael Maher and Democrat Eric Garcia -- are also seeking to represent the new 21st District, where they will face Costa for a normal two-year term that begins in 2023.
Under California's rules, if no candidate receives a majority of the votes (50% plus 1) in the special election, the top-two finishers, regardless of party, proceed to a June 7 runoff. That will be the same day that California holds its statewide primary election. A runoff could produce confusion, because the names of one or more of the special election candidates could appear twice on the June ballot if they're competing for a second office.
Stoll, a retired Navy fighter pilot, had hoped to build name recognition in the special election to use it as "a springboard" for the contest in the 21st District as he seeks "to roll back every aspect of the progressive agenda and what Joe Biden stands for."
Garcia, a Marine veteran, planned to focus on just one piece of legislation to aid the Valley's struggling families during the remaining months of Nunes' term -- reinstating the enhanced monthly child tax credit that ended in 2021 after Democrats' efforts to extend it collapsed. In his race in the 21st Congressional District, he is focused on the longstanding problems with air pollution and water contamination in the Central Valley -- calling himself a voice for those who "have been left behind."
Lourin Hubbard, who like Conway is not seeking another congressional office, has championed progressive policies that go well beyond even what Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders proposed as a presidential candidate.
Hubbard, a manager at the state water resources control board, told CNN he favors eliminating all federal taxes on overtime to help lower-income and middle-income families. He supports canceling student loan debt, favors tuition-free community college, and would also like to see "debt-free public college" where the state and federal government defray the costs of four-year public universities. He also wants the federal government to guarantee every person in America a union job that pays at least $20 an hour.
Republican technology executive Elizabeth Heng presented herself as the vanguard of a new generation of GOP leaders who would seek to be a "leading voice" in "getting our immigration policy resolved once and for all" as the daughter of refugees who escaped the Khmer Rouge.
Maher, a Navy veteran and former FBI agent, had said he hoped to foster a less polarizing conversation around immigration. He said he would work on legislation to "create a clear pathway for people to come in and work and be able to return home." Though he had not committed to a specific plan, Maher said he was working with the Latino community in the Central Valley as well as business owners and farmers to determine the best solution based on the region's labor needs.
In the most recent breakdown of party registration available from the state, nearly 39% of voters in the current 22nd District were registered as Republicans, 34% as Democrats and 20% as "no party preference."
Heng led the field in fundraising, according to the latest filings with the Federal Election Commission, after raising $214,900, followed by Garcia with $205,715.
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Police have arrested a third suspect in connection to a mass shooting in downtown Sacramento, California, this weekend that left six people dead and a chaotic crime scene littered with more than 100 shell casings.
The suspect was taken into custody for "being a prohibited person in possession of a firearm," police said. The 31-year-old was seen carrying a gun in the immediate aftermath of the shooting, police said, but they believe that gun was not fired in the melee.
Earlier Tuesday, Smiley Martin, 27, was taken into custody. He was found at the scene of the shooting early Sunday with "serious injuries from gunfire" and taken to a local hospital, the Sacramento Police Department said in a news release. Police "quickly identified" him as a "person of interest" and kept him under police supervision at the hospital, the release said.
According to police, Smiley Martin is the brother of Dandrae Martin, a suspect arrested Monday in connection to the shooting, which also left 12 people wounded and was one of more than 120 mass shootings in the United States this year and one of at least 10 shooting incidents over the weekend.
Once Smiley Martin's medical care is complete, he will be booked at the Sacramento County Main Jail on charges of possession of a firearm by a prohibited person and possession of a machine gun, police said.
"That firearm was modified from its original condition with a component that made it capable of firing automatic gunfire and would classify it as a machine gun by California law," Sacramento Police Officer Chad Lewis said at a news briefing Tuesday.
Dandrae Martin, 26, who was identified as a "related suspect," appeared in court Tuesday but did not enter a plea.
The hearing was postponed until April 26, as police haven't provided an incident report yet, defense attorney Linda Parisi said. Martin is being held without bail, which may be set at the next hearing.
He was booked on assault and illegal firearm possession charges, according to police, but the only official charge for now is possession of a firearm.
Parisi said she has very limited details about the incident and is waiting to receive more information from prosecutors.
Her client was "very somber" during their brief discussion, Parisi said, adding she feels the response to gun violence should be bigger than one case.
"This is not just a criminal justice issue, and it is narrow-sighted to say, 'Well, all we have to do is address what happened on this occasion, have it processed through the criminal justice (system),'" she told reporters. "It's bigger than that and we need to address that. People are suffering, all people. As I say, everyone is touched by gun violence."
Sacramento County District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert noted in a statement posted online Monday that Dandrae Martin has not been charged with a homicide, adding she believed authorities would take more people into custody.
"The investigation is highly complex involving many witnesses, videos of numerous types and significant physical evidence," Schubert said. "This is an ongoing investigation and we anticipate more arrests in this case."
Multiple shooters were involved, police chief says
The shooting happened just after 2 a.m. in a bustling part of downtown, just a few blocks from the California State Capitol, Sacramento City Hall and the Golden 1 Center, where the city's NBA team plays home games.
A video posted on social media appears to show an altercation before the shooting, police said in a statement. "We are currently working to determine what, if any, relation these events have to the shooting," the statement said.
Detectives have since found "hundreds of items of evidence at the scene," police said in the news release Tuesday, including more than 100 shell casings. Investigators also located a stolen handgun, police said, that was "found to have been converted to a weapon capable of automatic gunfire."
Police have said they cannot rule out gang violence, but detectives are still trying to pinpoint the exact motive and whether any victims were specifically targeted.
Police have said that at least three buildings and three cars were hit by bullets.
"There were a lot of shots fired that night, and hence the complexity of the investigation," police Chief Katherine Lester told CNN affiliate KCRA.
Lester has said there were multiple shooters and that a large fight preceded the gunfire. A stolen handgun was among the hundreds of pieces of evidence found at the scene, she said Sunday.
Police served search warrants at three homes and at least one handgun was recovered, Sacramento police said in a news release. Authorities said they have received more than 100 video or photo files on a tip portal.
Victims as young as 21
The Sacramento County Coroner's Office on Monday identified the six victims who died:
-- Johntaya Alexander, 21
-- Melinda Davis, 57
-- Sergio Harris, 38
-- Joshua Hoye-Lucchesi, 32
-- Yamile Martinez-Andrade, 21
-- Devazia Turner, 29
The tragedy has devastated the victims' families, confounded the community and angered those who are frustrated by yet another mass shooting.
"My son was a very vivacious young man," Harris' mother Pamela Harris told CNN affiliate KOVR. She said her son smiled all the time and never bothered anyone.
"And for this to happen, it's crazy," she said. "And I'm just to the point right now (where) I don't know what to do. I don't even think this is real."
Sacramento's second mass shooting in recent weeks
The incident was the second mass shooting in Sacramento in the past five weeks. On February 28, a man fatally shot three of his children and another man at a church. The gunman took his own life, authorities said.
Mayor Darrell Steinberg said solutions -- not well wishes -- are needed to help change the trajectory of gun violence in America.
"Thoughts and prayers are not enough," he said. "It is beyond time to have a sane conversation (about) guns in America. We have a sickness -- it's a sickness in our country, it's a sickness in our culture."
Sacramento will keep investing in programs focused on early intervention and violence prevention for young people, he said.
"In our city, we will take stock and we will do everything we can -- on the investment side, on the public safety side, on the gun side -- to protect the public," Steinberg said.
Gov. Gavin Newsom issued a statement saying the "scourge of gun violence continues to be a crisis in our country, and we must resolve to bring an end to this carnage."
And President Joe Biden described Sacramento as "another community devastated by gun violence," calling on Congress to act on gun control measures.
"In a single act in Sacramento, six individuals left dead and at least a dozen more injured," Biden said in a statement. "Families forever changed. Survivors left to heal wounds both visible and invisible."
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South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem signed an executive order Tuesday aimed at restricting the teaching of "inherently divisive concepts" in K-12 schools.
The move makes South Dakota the latest Republican-controlled state to restrict how history and systemic racism can be taught in schools. Noem, a Republican, had recently signed legislation meant to limit similar teachings in colleges and universities.
"Our children will not be taught that they are racists or that they are victims, and they will not be compelled to feel responsible for the mistakes of their ancestors," Noem said in a statement. "We will guarantee that our students learn America's true and honest history -- that includes both our triumphs and our mistakes."
The order says the Department of Education shall not "direct or compel" employees, students, or teachers to "personally affirm, adopt, or adhere to inherently divisive concepts," and must end policies that promote them.
In her order, Noem described "inherently divisive concepts" as the ideas indicating that a "race, color, religion, sex, ethnicity or national origin" is superior to another and that a person should be discriminated against based solely on those factors.
The idea that a person is "racist, sexist or oppressive" based on their "race, color, religion, sex, ethnicity or national origin" was also among those concepts detailed by the order.
The governor said in her order that those ideas support critical race theory, a concept that has become politicized in recent years.
Critical race theory, according to scholars who study it, explores the ways in which a history of inequality and racism in the United States has continued to impact American society today. Educators in multiple states have argued that critical race theory itself is generally not included in grade school curriculum.
The order also directs state education officials to identify whether any policies, materials and trainings promote "inherently divisive concepts" and submit a report of their findings to the governor's office by July 1, and remove by October 1.
Jett Jonelis, advocacy manager at American Civil Liberties Union of South Dakota, said the governor's order is "overly-broad" and its implementation could censor free speech and discussions about systemic racism.
"Students deserve to have a free and open exchange about our history -- not one that erases the legacy of discrimination and lived experiences of Black, Indigenous and other people of color. All young people deserve to learn an inclusive and complete history in schools, free from censorship like this," Jonelis said in a statement.
Noem has repeatedly championed legislation that restricts how educators can talk about certain topics and to block the so-called "critical race theory" teachings.
Jonelis noted the executive order was "strikingly similar" to a bill the governor had proposed during the legislative session and was not approved.
The order comes after Noem signed legislation last month prohibiting colleges from requiring students and teachers to attend trainings or orientations that teaches or promotes "divisive concepts."
Mississippi, Tennessee, Texas, and South Carolina are among the 15 states that have passed legislation or approved state-level action restricting teaching critical race theory or limit how teachers can discuss racism and sexism, according to Education Week.
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Chicken Salad Chick sets opening date for Smyrna store
Want free chicken salad? You'd better get in line.
Chicken Salad Chick is opening its 20th Tennessee store in Smyrna at 372 W. Sam Ridley Parkway on April 19. And the first 100 guests will receive free large "Quick Chick" chicken salad each month for a year.
“We are grateful for our fans in the Nashville area who support Chicken Salad Chick’s growth and have encouraged us to expand to Smyrna,” said Scott Deviney, CEO of Chicken Salad Chick.
The Smyrna opening comes on the heels of the brand's debut in Gallatin in January and more than five years after the Murfreesboro location opened on Medical Center Parkway.
The Smyrna Chicken Salad Chick will have a drive-thru as well as indoor dining options to guests.
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Lots of giveaways
During grand opening week, guests will experience the Southern hospitality that Chicken Salad Chick is known for, with giveaways and specials.
Out of the first 100 guests on April 19 who receive the monthly chicken salad freebie for a year, one will be randomly selected to win the Quick Chick prize each week for a year. Guests can start arriving at 7 a.m. to get checked in to be in the running for the prized "chicks."
Throughout the rest of the week, there will be daily giveaways for the first 50 guests at 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. To participate, you must download the Chicken Salad Chick app and be 16 or older to win. Giveaways include:
- April 20: a branded tote bag
- April 21: branded tumbler
- April 22: large branded cooler
- April 23: Chicken Salad Chick wooden cutting board
Hours for Smyrna's Chicken Salad Chick are 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily. Visit chickensaladchick.com/ for more details.
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For the love of airplanes: Daughter shares letter to her late father's memory
Never underestimate the power of kind words and deeds.
My father, Ned Arbuckle, absolutely loved airplanes.
We live at the end of the Murfreesboro Municipal Airport runway. Before his death last summer, you’d find Dad sitting in the parking lot at some point in the day, watching planes take off and land. My son often joined him at the edge of the runway.
Over the past year, we’ve endured a lot of firsts without Dad. First Christmas. First New Year’s.
And on April 6 is another first. We will have to celebrate his birthday without him.
I recently ran across a letter Murfreesboro airport director Chad Gehrke sent out to the community of pilots who fly in and out of Murfreesboro. It brings tears to my eyes — of both joy and sadness to know my father was so loved.
So, in honor of my sweet father’s birthday, I wanted to share that letter:
You may not have known Mr. Ned Arbuckle but Mr. Arbuckle knew all of you … or perhaps it is better to say he knew your aircraft.
I think that it is important that you know about Mr. Ned Arbuckle because he thought a great deal about you and this airport.
He was not a fellow pilot or customer here at the airport.
Mr. Arbuckle was the guy in the lawn chair sitting on the other side of the fence at the south end of the runway watching you all fly.
And yes occasionally judging your landings.
Mr. Arbuckle had a love for aviation and was a fan of the airport. He loved to watch the aircraft come in and out.
And when something really different flew in, or some aircraft with a really pretty paint job, or perhaps an antique aircraft would arrive he would either call me or come over to the Terminal to get a closer look.
Mr. Arbuckle was an incredibly intelligent man and had a great sense of humor. He had travelled a great deal around this world and seen and been a part of some very amazing things and he loved to watch you fly.
When we were extending the runway and not everyone was happy with those plans, Mr. Arbuckle was a big proponent of the airport.
He would often come by with baked goods his wife prepared and share them with the staff, just because he liked the airport so much.
Mr. Arbuckle passed away this week (July 19, 2021).
So, please remember, the next time you fly, there are neighbors like Mr. Ned Arbuckle who do enjoy watching you fly and the sound of your engines as you climb high in the sky.
There are many like Mr. Arbuckle all around us, just on the other side of the fence, watching, and wishing they were up there with you in your flying machine.
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COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka's president revoked a days-old state of emergency after huge public protests demanded he resign over the country's worst economic crisis in memory.
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has resisted the calls even after governing party lawmakers said an interim government should replace his and failing to do so would make them responsible for violence.
The decree Rajapaksa issued Tuesday night said he revoked emergency orders that had given him sweeping authority to act in the interests of public security and preserving public order, including suspending any laws, authorizing detentions and seizing property.
Rajapaksa had declared the emergency last week after crowds of protesters demonstrated near his home in the capital Colombo. The protests initially began over shortages of essentials such as cooking gas, petrol, electricity and milk powder. They have spread to every part of the Indian Ocean island nation and now the demonstrators are demanding the resignation of Rajapaksa and his government.
TV and social media images from Monday showed protesters stormed into the offices and houses of ruling party lawmakers and vandalized some premises. On Tuesday, lawmakers at the first new Parliament session since the protests flared asked the speaker to ensure their safety.
The president and his older brother, Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, continue to hold power in Sri Lanka, despite their politically powerful family being the focus of public ire.
The Cabinet resigned Sunday night, and Rajapaksa invited all parties to join a unity government, but the main opposition party rejected the proposal. On Tuesday, nearly 40 governing coalition lawmakers said they would no longer vote according to coalition instructions, significantly weakening the government.
Sri Lanka has huge debts and dwindling foreign reserves, leaving it unable to pay for imported goods.
For several months, Sri Lankans have endured long lines to buy fuel, foods and medicines, most of which comes from abroad and is paid for in hard currency. The fuel shortage, along with lower hydropower capacity in dry weather, has caused rolling power cuts lasting hours each day.
Rajapaksa last month said his government was in talks with the International Monetary Fund and turned to China and India for loans while he appealed to people to limit the use of fuel and electricity.
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Should orchestras ditch concert dress and have a more casual dress code?
As orchestras try to modernise their image, is it now time to ditch the dinner jacket?
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In 1958 Leonard Bernstein made one of the most radical and controversial decisions of his life. And for once it had nothing to do with sex, drugs or conducting Mahler’s slow movements slower than anyone else. He decided that for one concert each week, on Thursday nights, he and the New York Philharmonic would ditch formal evening dress and wear something slightly more casual.
Slightly more casual, but perhaps no less bizarre. The orchestra would dress up in blue trousers, blue shirts and the sort of collarless blue jackets popular in pre-war barbershop groups. The good thing was that the musicians no longer looked like a huddle of penguins. The bad thing was that the new look was just as strictly imposed, and just as certain to erase individuality, as the bearskins of the Grenadier Guards.
It was also ridiculed by players, audiences and press alike. And several guest conductors refused to wear it, including Herbert von Karajan – which was funny, because he was quite happy to wear all sorts of unappealing uniforms in the 1930s. Eventually, Lenny admitted defeat and told everyone to regard the experiment as ‘Bernstein’s folly’. The penguin look was reinstated.
Since then, unsurprisingly, most of the world’s major orchestras have shied away from modifying too radically their traditional look. Nearly 20 years ago, it’s true, the BBC Symphony Orchestra tried out something its bosses called the ‘smooth jazz look’, which turned out to be as hip’n’happenin’ as the name suggests – i.e. not very much at all. It comprised all the blokes buying a black shirt instead of a white one and leaving the top button undone, while the women were permitted – shock, horror – to wear trousers, as long as they were (you guessed it) black.
For the Last Night of the Proms in recent years this gross sartorial licentiousness has been extended even further. The women in the BBC Symphony Orchestra have been encouraged to don garishly coloured frocks, making the orchestra look like an explosion in a Smarties factory.
Among younger, trendier orchestras such as Aurora and the Manchester Camerata, it’s true, the dress code has been relaxed quite a bit. But it’s still a code. Nobody turns up in ripped jeans. Or not until now, perhaps – because one British ensemble, the London Chamber Orchestra (LCO), announced in October that it is getting rid of its dress code altogether.
Its reasons are interesting. The LCO says its decision will ‘promote inclusivity, equality and diversity within the organisation’. In future, its managing director Jocelyn Lightfoot declares, the musicians will be encouraged ‘to reflect the culture they identify with and how they interpret the occasion for which they are performing’. The implication is that the LCO will field such a multicultural array of musicians that the platform will be a riot of outfits. ‘It is crucial that we mirror the community that joins us at our live events,’ Lightfoot continues.
Clearly this touches on issues that go far beyond whether you wear a sari, a kaftan or (as I suspect most of the men in the band will choose) a ‘smooth jazz’ black shirt. You don’t have to be a High Priest of Woke to believe that orchestras need to modify their white, middle-class image if they are to win new followers from a wider social range. Perhaps dispensing with formal evening dress will help with that; perhaps it will make no difference.
But two things occur to me. The first is that, though we live in a visual age, it would be a pity if what an orchestra wears distracts from its music-making or, psychologically, subverts the players’ sense of being a unified team rather than an ad hoc bunch of individuals.
And the second point? During my 40-odd years running a church choir, the most divisive and angry reaction I ever encountered was when I mildly suggested that we stop wearing the cassocks and surplices that made us look like Victorian ghouls, and instead found a mode of dress which acknowledged that the world had changed a bit since 19th-century clerics imposed this anachronistic garb on church choirs. It turned out that quite a few of our singers (most of them, it must be said, elderly altos) thought that looking like Victorian ghouls was the choir’s entire raison d’être.
The moral of this tale? At whatever level of musical life, you tamper at your peril with the glad rags traditionally worn by an ensemble. The LCO may yet find themselves re-enacting ‘Bernstein’s folly’.
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HONOLULU (KITV4) -- The Hawaii Department of Education (DOE) just released its schedule for public high school graduation ceremonies for the Class of 2022.
Mililani High School will kick off the graduation season with its ceremony on May 16 at the Stan Sheriff Center on the University of Hawaii at Manoa campus.
While the DOE's guidelines have been eased to reflect less restrictive COVID-19 requirements, certain restrictions will still apply:
Ceremonies must be held outdoors or in a venue with adequate ventilation or fans/filtration systems. Third-party venues that comply with county social gathering rules are allowed.
All participants must be fully vaccinated or provide a negative COVID-19 test result taken within 48 hours prior to the ceremony. If someone unvaccinated has no symptoms of illness and no known exposure to someone with COVID-19, a negative COVID-19 self-test result is sufficient.
Graduates will be allowed to bring a pre-set number of household members as ceremony guests. The amount of guests will be determined by each school based on capacity.
Masks must be worn at all times for indoor ceremonies. Masks worn indoors may be removed briefly for picture-taking.
“As our ceremonies continue to adapt to improving conditions, this year’s celebrations will be more open than the virtual and drive-thru ceremonies of 2020 and the hybrid ceremonies of 2021 while adhering to current guidelines," said interim superintendent Keith Hayashi.
Marisa Yamane joined KITV4 in January 2022 as an anchor and executive producer. She is an award-winning veteran journalist, who’s spent most of her career in Hawaii. She’s a proud graduate of Iolani School and UCLA.
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